Little Beaux Blue Color

#b6d3c5

Little Beaux Blue is pale, warm-toned shade of green cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with red magenta, warm yellow or violet

Inverse Color #492c3a
Complementary Color #d2b6c3
Color Shade: green cyan (151.03° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 77.06% (better contrasting with black)
Little Beaux Blue Color Sample
Little Beaux Blue Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #b6d3c5

If you're looking for a similar green cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Little Beaux Blue Color. The Fizzle color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool green bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Mellow Blue (#d7e2dd) for more calm effect. Try Breezy Aqua as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#d2b6c3 is the best complementary color to Little Beaux Blue. Red magenta shades generally complement the green cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b6d3c5 complementary color is Lily, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm green, green cyan, and warm cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Gum Leaf are #b6d2b6 and #b6d2d2. Thus found on the left and right of #b6d3c5 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Spring Rain and Jet Stream colors as they work well with Little Beaux Blue.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Little Beaux Blue palette consists of #d2b6b6 and #d2b6d2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d2b6c3). Try Cold Turkey and Thistle colors in combination with #b6d3c5, 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 #b6d3c5 offers a combination of orange and violet shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Little Beaux Blue. Thus Soft Amber and Lavender Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Little Beaux Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Lily, Lavender Gray, and Sisal split by 90° on the color wheel. #b6d3c5 square combo is a palette of green cyan, cool blue, red magenta and warm 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. Little Beaux Blue tetradic combo consists of red magenta complementary color (#d2b6c3) and two others. The Lavender Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pale Leaf – 120° from the complementary Lily. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c4b6d2 and #c3d2b6.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #b6d3c5 is made of 31% red, 36% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Little Beaux Blue has a hue angle of 151.03°, a saturation of 24.79% and a lightness of 77.06%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b6d3c5 is made of 11.38% cyan, 0% magenta, 5.5% yellow and 17.25% black ink.

HEX #b6d3c5
RGB Decimal rgb(182,211,197)
RGB Percentage 31%, 36%, 33%
CMYK 11.38, 0, 5.5, 17.25
HSL hsl(151.03,24.79%,77.06%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(151.03,13.74%,82.75%)
CIE-LAB lab(82.1442,-12.3642,3.6777)
XYZ xyz(52.6637,60.5648,61.7378)
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