Sky's the Limit Color

#bbcee0

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

Inverse Color #44311f
Complementary Color #e0ccbb
Color Shade: cool cyan (209.19° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 80.59% (better contrasting with black)
Sky's the Limit Color Sample
Sky's the Limit Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #bbcee0

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Sky's the Limit Color. The Chambray Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Mont Blanc (#9eb6d8) for more energetic effect. Try Lavender Phlox as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#e0ccbb is the best complementary color to Sky's the Limit. 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 #bbcee0 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 #bbe0df and #bbbbe0. Thus found on the left and right of #bbcee0 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Ziggurat and Pigeon Post colors as they work well with Sky's the Limit.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Sky's the Limit palette consists of #e0dfbb and #e0bbbb colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e0ccbb). Try Beryl Green and Cavern Pink colors in combination with #bbcee0, 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 #bbcee0 offers a combination of cool yellow and red magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Sky's the Limit. Thus Sprout and Melanie giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Sky's the Limit contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bone, Prelude, and Moss Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #bbcee0 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. Sky's the Limit tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#e0ccbb) and two others. The Melanie is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Skeptic – 120° from the complementary Bone. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e0bbcd and #bbe0cd.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #bbcee0 is made of 30% red, 33% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Sky's the Limit has a hue angle of 209.19°, a saturation of 37.37% and a lightness of 80.59%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bbcee0 is made of 14.51% cyan, 7.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.16% black ink.

HEX #bbcee0
RGB Decimal rgb(187,206,224)
RGB Percentage 30%, 33%, 36%
CMYK 14.51, 7.06, 0, 12.16
HSL hsl(209.19,37.37%,80.59%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(209.19,16.52%,87.84%)
CIE-LAB lab(81.8867,-2.7105,-11.0719)
XYZ xyz(56.0194,60.0892,79.1669)
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