Celeste Color

#b2ffff

Celeste is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or cool magenta

Inverse Color #4d0000
Complementary Color #ffb2b2
Color Shade: warm cyan (180° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 84.9% (better contrasting with black)
Celeste Color Sample
Celeste Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #b2ffff

If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Celeste Color. The Defense Matrix color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Cold Canada (#dbfffe) for more calm effect. Try Apollo's White as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#ffb2b2 is the best complementary color to Celeste. Mid red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b2ffff complementary color is Sundown, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of French Pass are #b2ffd8 and #b2d8ff. Thus found on the left and right of #b2ffff on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Aero Blue and Anakiwa colors as they work well with Celeste.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Celeste palette consists of #ffd8b2 and #ffb2d8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ffb2b2). Try Caramel and Cotton Candy colors in combination with #b2ffff, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #b2ffff offers a combination of warm yellow and cool magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Celeste. Thus Portafino and Lavender Rose giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Celeste contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Sundown, Mauve, and Reef split by 90° on the color wheel. #b2ffff square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, mid red and yellow green shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Celeste tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#ffb2b2) and two others. The Lavender Rose is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Reef – 120° from the complementary Sundown. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ffb2ff and #b2ffb2.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #b2ffff is made of 26% red, 37% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Celeste has a hue angle of 180°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 84.9%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b2ffff is made of 30.2% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black ink.

HEX #b2ffff
RGB Decimal rgb(178,255,255)
RGB Percentage 26%, 37%, 37%
CMYK 30.2, 0, 0, 0
HSL hsl(180,100%,84.9%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(180,30.2%,100%)
CIE-LAB lab(95.2472,-23.3617,-7.5472)
XYZ xyz(72.1701,88.205,107.8292)
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