Barely Aqua 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 | #45161f |
| Complementary Color | #e8bac3 |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (168.51° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 82.16% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Barely Aqua Color. The Isabella's Aqua 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 saturated alternative called Iceberg (#daf4f0) for more energetic effect. Try Pageant Green as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#e8bac3 is the best complementary color to Barely Aqua. 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 #bae9e0 complementary color is Rose Fog, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Powder Blue are #bae8c8 and #badae8. Thus found on the left and right of #bae9e0 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Padua and Powder Blue colors as they work well with Barely Aqua.
The split-complementary Barely Aqua palette consists of #e8c8ba and #e8bada colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e8bac3). Try Rose Fog and Melanie colors in combination with #bae9e0, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #bae9e0 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 Barely Aqua. Thus Double Spanish White and French Lilac giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Barely Aqua contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Rose Fog, Prelude, and Beryl Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #bae9e0 square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, cool red and cool yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Barely Aqua tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#e8bac3) and two others. The French Lilac is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Celadon – 120° from the complementary Rose Fog. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #dfbae8 and #c3e8ba.
In a RGB color space, hex #bae9e0 is made of 29% red, 36% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Barely Aqua has a hue angle of 168.51°, a saturation of 51.65% and a lightness of 82.16%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bae9e0 is made of 18.43% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.53% yellow and 8.63% black ink.
| HEX | #bae9e0 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(186,233,224) |
| RGB Percentage | 29%, 36%, 35% |
| CMYK | 18.43, 0, 3.53, 8.63 |
| HSL | hsl(168.51,51.65%,82.16%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(168.51,20.17%,91.37%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(88.9691,-16.8645,-0.6188) |
| XYZ | xyz(62.8432,74.0987,81.5113) |