Aqua Cream

An extremely light blue-green, like misty morning water—soft and dreamy.

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RGBrgb(240, 255, 255)

HSLhsl(180, 100%, 97%)

HSVhsv(180, 6%, 100%)

CMYKcmyk(6%, 0%, 0%, 0%)

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RGBArgba(240, 255, 255, 1)

HSLAhsla(180, 100%, 97%, 1)

OKLCHoklch(99.5%, 0.007, 197)

LCHlch(99.5%, 12.4, 212)

🎨 Color Palettes

Analogous2-3 adjacent hues (≤60°)

Triadic3 hues spaced 120° apart

Split ComplementaryMain color + colors adjacent to its complement

Complementary2 hues spaced 180° apart

Tetradic (Rectangle)4 hues forming a rectangle

MonochromaticSingle hue with varying saturation and lightness

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High Contrast Text

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Suitable for body text, headings, and primary content, ensuring readability for all users

Aa14px Body

Standard Text

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Suitable for regular body content, meeting WCAG AA standards

Aa14px Body

Large Text / UI Components

#8585FFRatio 3:1AA Large

Suitable for large text (≥18px bold or ≥24px), icons, UI component boundaries

Aa14px Body

Decorative / Dividers

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Suitable for decorative elements, dividers, non-essential text

📊 Color Scales

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Lightness VariationFixed hue and saturation, proportional lightness scaling 30%→100%

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Saturation VariationFixed hue and lightness, proportional saturation scaling 40%→100%

#F4FAFA

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#F2FDFD

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Lightness + Saturation Mixed VariationSimultaneous lightness and saturation proportional scaling

#346060

#3B9191

#44C5C5

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Hue Fine-TuningFixed saturation and lightness, stepwise hue fine-tuning ±15°

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💡 Use Cases

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Bridal Veils

Paired with lace or tulle, it creates a light, ethereal fairy-like aura, appearing gentler and more romantically layered than pure white.

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Bathroom Tiles

Laid on shower area or vanity backsplash, it creates a high-end spa atmosphere similar to a wellness retreat when paired with lighting, relaxing mind and body.

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Hydrating Serums

Clear dropper bottles revealing Aqua Cream-colored serum intuitively communicate the product's core benefits of deep hydration and light texture to consumers.

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Website White Space

Replaces harsh pure white as a website background to increase the page's breathing room and create a soft, visually pleasing container for text content.

📜 Origin & History

Aqua Cream gets its name from the clear, shallow water color of tropical seas like the Caribbean under sunlight, and was used to describe this hazy blue-green tone as early as the early 20th century.

In the early internet era, Aqua Cream was defined as part of the X11 color system, belonging, alongside Mint Cream, to the extremely pale color family used to simulate the texture of paper and watercolor on screen.

In the digital product design of the early 2000s, like Apple's first iMac, although famous for Bondi Blue, its peripherals also often used Aqua Cream to create a transparent tech aesthetic.

Today's wedding and interior design industries regard Aqua Cream as a 'high-end' base color, utilizing its barely-there hue to create dream-like, ethereally soft spaces.

🧠 Color Psychology

Dreamy and RomanticLike the mist-shrouded surface of a lake in a fairy tale, Aqua Cream has a beauty detached from reality, able to weave a girlish dream far from the madding crowd.

Soft and AiryIts extremely high lightness makes it seem almost weightless, presenting a breathable transparency that lightens the burden on the soul.

Clean and PureLike condensation that has just formed on glass, without any impurities, it symbolizes newborn purity and an immaculate ideal state.

Soothing and CalmingThe extremely weak pigment stimulation can significantly lower heart rate; it's visual white noise, offering a sanctuary for the anxious modern mind.

Delicate and PerceptiveThis hazy color requires meticulous observation to capture, cultivating a more delicate perception of life and emotions.

Glimmer of HopeLike the first light of dawn where water meets sky, though not bright, it heralds the end of night, giving gentle faith.

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