Foam 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 | #2f1517 |
| Complementary Color | #e9d0d2 |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (175.38° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 86.67% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Foam Color. The Wave Top color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Beachside Drive (#acdbdb) for more energetic effect. Try Blue Light as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#e9d0d2 is the best complementary color to Foam. 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 #d0eae8 complementary color is Oyster Pink, 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 Swans Down are #d0e9db and #d0dee9. Thus found on the left and right of #d0eae8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Skeptic and Botticelli colors as they work well with Foam.
The split-complementary Foam palette consists of #e9dbd0 and #e9d0de colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e9d0d2). Try Bizarre and Melanie colors in combination with #d0eae8, 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 #d0eae8 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 Foam. Thus White Rock and Snuff giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Foam contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Oyster Pink, Snuff, and Kidnapper split by 90° on the color wheel. #d0eae8 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. Foam tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#e9d0d2) and two others. The Snuff is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Zanah – 120° from the complementary Oyster Pink. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e8d0e9 and #d2e9d0.
In a RGB color space, hex #d0eae8 is made of 31% red, 35% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Foam has a hue angle of 175.38°, a saturation of 38.24% and a lightness of 86.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d0eae8 is made of 10.19% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.78% yellow and 8.24% black ink.
| HEX | #d0eae8 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(208,234,232) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 35%, 34% |
| CMYK | 10.19, 0, 0.78, 8.24 |
| HSL | hsl(175.38,38.24%,86.67%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(175.38,11.11%,91.76%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(90.8172,-8.8839,-1.935) |
| XYZ | xyz(70.0007,78.0817,87.7258) |