Twin Blue Color

#bedbed

Twin Blue 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 #412412
Complementary Color #ecd0be
Color Shade: cool cyan (202.98° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 83.73% (better contrasting with black)
Twin Blue Color Sample
Twin Blue Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #bedbed

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Twin Blue Color. The Sweet Dreams 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 Jodhpur Blue (#9bd7e9) for more energetic effect. Try Blue Effervescence as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#ecd0be is the best complementary color to Twin Blue. 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 #bedbed complementary color is Just Right, 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 Spindle are #beece7 and #bec3ec. Thus found on the left and right of #bedbed on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cruise and Spindle colors as they work well with Twin Blue.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Twin Blue palette consists of #ece7be and #ecbec3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ecd0be). Try Fall Green and Beauty Bush colors in combination with #bedbed, 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 #bedbed 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 Twin Blue. Thus Caper and Vanilla Ice giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Twin Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Just Right, French Lilac, and Tea Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #bedbed 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. Twin Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#ecd0be) and two others. The Vanilla Ice is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Padua – 120° from the complementary Just Right. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ecbedb and #beecd0.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #bedbed is made of 29% red, 34% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Twin Blue has a hue angle of 202.98°, a saturation of 56.63% and a lightness of 83.73%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bedbed is made of 18.43% cyan, 7.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black ink.

HEX #bedbed
RGB Decimal rgb(190,219,237)
RGB Percentage 29%, 34%, 37%
CMYK 18.43, 7.06, 0, 7.06
HSL hsl(202.98,56.63%,83.73%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(202.98,19.83%,92.94%)
CIE-LAB lab(85.8686,-5.8003,-12.015)
XYZ xyz(61.8528,67.7246,89.9329)
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