Impressionist Sky Color

#b9cee0

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

Inverse Color #46311f
Complementary Color #e0cbb8
Color Shade: cool cyan (207.69° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 80.2% (better contrasting with black)
Impressionist Sky Color Sample
Impressionist Sky Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #b9cee0

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Impressionist Sky Color. The Arctic Shadow color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Chambray Blue (#9eb4d3) for more calm effect. Try Mont Blanc as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#e0cbb8 is the best complementary color to Impressionist Sky. Warm red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b9cee0 complementary color is Bone, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Ziggurat are #b8e0de and #b8bae0. Thus found on the left and right of #b9cee0 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Ziggurat and Pigeon Post colors as they work well with Impressionist Sky.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Impressionist Sky palette consists of #e0deb8 and #e0b8ba colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e0cbb8). Try Beryl Green and Cavern Pink colors in combination with #b9cee0, 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 #b9cee0 offers a combination of cool yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Impressionist Sky. Thus Beryl Green and Melanie giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Impressionist Sky contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bone, Prelude, and Moss Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #b9cee0 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm 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. Impressionist Sky tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#e0cbb8) and two others. The Melanie is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fringy Flower – 120° from the complementary Bone. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e0b8ce and #b8e0cb.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #b9cee0 is made of 30% red, 33% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Impressionist Sky has a hue angle of 207.69°, a saturation of 38.61% and a lightness of 80.2%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b9cee0 is made of 15.29% cyan, 7.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.16% black ink.

HEX #b9cee0
RGB Decimal rgb(185,206,224)
RGB Percentage 30%, 33%, 36%
CMYK 15.29, 7.06, 0, 12.16
HSL hsl(207.69,38.61%,80.2%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(207.69,17.41%,87.84%)
CIE-LAB lab(81.7504,-3.339,-11.2895)
XYZ xyz(55.5334,59.8387,79.1441)
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