Jet Stream Color

#b5d2ce

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

Inverse Color #4a2d31
Complementary Color #d1b5b8
Color Shade: warm cyan (171.72° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 76.67% (better contrasting with black)
Jet Stream Color Sample
Jet Stream Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #b5d2ce

If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Jet Stream Color. The Meadowsweet Mist color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Spring Mist (#d3e0de) for more calm effect. Try Focus Point as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#d1b5b8 is the best complementary color to Jet Stream. Cool red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b5d2ce complementary color is Cold Turkey, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Jet Stream are #b5d1bf and #b5c7d1. Thus found on the left and right of #b5d2ce on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Gum Leaf and Heather colors as they work well with Jet Stream.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Jet Stream palette consists of #d1bfb5 and #d1b5c7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d1b5b8). Try Soft Amber and Lily colors in combination with #b5d2ce, 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 #b5d2ce 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 Jet Stream. Thus Sisal and London Hue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Jet Stream contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cold Turkey, Lavender Gray, and Coriander split by 90° on the color wheel. #b5d2ce square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, cool red and cool yellow 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. Jet Stream tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#d1b5b8) and two others. The London Hue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pale Leaf – 120° from the complementary Cold Turkey. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #cdb5d1 and #b8d1b5.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #b5d2ce is made of 30% red, 35% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Jet Stream has a hue angle of 171.72°, a saturation of 24.37% and a lightness of 76.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b5d2ce is made of 11.37% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.57% yellow and 17.65% black ink.

HEX #b5d2ce
RGB Decimal rgb(181,210,206)
RGB Percentage 30%, 35%, 35%
CMYK 11.37, 0, 1.57, 17.65
HSL hsl(171.72,24.37%,76.67%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(171.72,13.81%,82.35%)
CIE-LAB lab(82.0406,-10.4167,-1.2789)
XYZ xyz(53.2432,60.3732,67.2395)
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