Aircraft White Color

#edf2f8

Aircraft White is pale, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with orange, mid green or red magenta

Inverse Color #120d07
Complementary Color #f8f3ec
Color Shade: blue cyan (212.73° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 95.1% (better contrasting with black)
Aircraft White Color Sample
Aircraft White Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #edf2f8

If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Aircraft White Color. The Hawkes Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called CO₂ (#cadfec) for more energetic effect. Try Blue Booties as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#f8f3ec is the best complementary color to Aircraft White. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #edf2f8 complementary color is Merino, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Black Squeeze are #ecf7f8 and #edecf8. Thus found on the left and right of #edf2f8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Black Squeeze and White Lilac colors as they work well with Aircraft White.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Aircraft White palette consists of #f7f8ec and #f8edec colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#f8f3ec). Try Ecru White and Vista White colors in combination with #edf2f8, 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 #edf2f8 offers a combination of yellow green and red magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Aircraft White. Thus Loafer and Amour giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Aircraft White contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Merino, Amour, and Frostee split by 90° on the color wheel. #edf2f8 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid 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. Aircraft White tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#f8f3ec) and two others. The Amour is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Narvik – 120° from the complementary Merino. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #f8ecf1 and #ecf8f3.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #edf2f8 is made of 33% red, 33% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Aircraft White has a hue angle of 212.73°, a saturation of 44% and a lightness of 95.1%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #edf2f8 is made of 4.31% cyan, 2.35% magenta, 0% yellow and 2.75% black ink.

HEX #edf2f8
RGB Decimal rgb(237,242,248)
RGB Percentage 33%, 33%, 34%
CMYK 4.31, 2.35, 0, 2.75
HSL hsl(212.73,44%,95.1%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(212.73,4.44%,97.25%)
CIE-LAB lab(95.2813,-0.5586,-3.471)
XYZ xyz(83.6205,88.2861,101.4406)
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