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90 Cold Colors

John Spacey, November 04, 2021

Cold colors are colors that are perceived as physically cold. This is a quirk of human color perception whereby colors with short wavelengths of light such as blue and violet are perceived as cold to the touch due to their association with cool elements of nature such as water, sky and ice. By contrast, long wavelengths such as red are perceived as warm due to their association with sun and fire. The following are common examples of cold colors.

Winter Dark
#000000

Blue
#0000ff

Cold Mint
#00ffbb

True Mint
#00ffd0

Aqua Mint
#00ffe5

Antarctic Abyss
#0d4b61

Frosted Diamond
#14dbff

Sea Water
#1a99b3

Cold Seaweed
#256a5f

Cold Gel
#50e4e2

Cool Cucumber
#51c46d

Cold Stone
#585c5b

Peppermint Pine
#61b47c

Cold Tile
#62879a

Lime Popsicle
#67e324

Winter Sky
#78dbff

Cold Lake #2
#7b99c4

Aqua Ice Water
#80e6d8

Gloomy Sky
#8796c0

Winter Sea
#879ba2

Neon Cucumber
#89f2d3

Wintergreen Blue
#90b4b1

Winter Puddle
#92cddc

Cold Lake
#93d6f6

Icicle
#95f5f6

Old Mint
#a4cec3

Seafoam
#a5d4c6

Grape Popsicle
#a87ea1

Cold Periwinkle
#a8d5df

Cold Purple
#ab9fb7

Glacier
#b6eaf6

Blueberry Icecream
#bf98b3

Canada Blue
#c1d8e8

Frosty Cloud
#c1f5f5

Popsicle Ice
#c2d9ff

Raspberry Icecream
#ca106a

Popsicle
#cc7ea2

Winter Sky #2
#ccd8eb

Light Cucumber
#cef092

Cold Pastel Blue
#d2ebf3

Cucumber Mint
#d3f5b5

Northern Sky
#d4d0e4

Cold Lime
#d5f2d8

Cold Sandcastle
#d7cc9a

Mint Icecream
#d9ffe8

Antarctic Ice
#d9fffc

Cold Roses
#da9b8c

Mint Milkshake
#daf6ee

Winter Green
#def7f0

Cold Turquoise
#dff7f4

Permafrost Ice
#e1ebf0

Frost Blue
#e1fffa

Butterscotch Icecream
#e6ab45

Ice Rink
#e6eeff

Marshmallow Mint
#e6fff9

Winter Grey
#e7e8ea

Cucumber Melon
#e7ffd6

Cold Bone
#e8f0e0

Dry Ice
#e8fbff

Pastel Mint
#e8fff9

Paris Ice
#ecf6f3

Cold Salmon
#ed817d

Polar Bear
#edf5f9

Ethereal Frost
#edfbff

Alice Blue
#f0f8ff

Mint Pistachio
#f0ffeb

Winter Wind
#f0fffc

Igloo
#f1f2ef

Frosted Windowpane
#f4f8e9

Snow #2
#f5faff

Blue Winter
#f5feff

Mint Cream
#f5fffa

Meringue
#f6ffed

White Chocolate
#f7fbd2

Vanilla Milkshake
#f8ffed

Watermelon
#f96e7e

Iced Magnolia
#f9f5ff

Peach Popsicle
#fab7ba

Mango Popsicle
#fbd436

Cold Butter
#fcdb82

Snow #3
#fcfff7

Snow
#fdfffc

Frost
#fefeff

Popsicle Pink
#ff889a

Strawberry Icecream
#ff9b94

Orange Icecream
#ffcd94

Strawberry Milk
#ffcfd7

Strawberry Frost
#ffdbf7

Cold Snow
#fff7fd

Vanilla Icecream
#fffffc

There is an exception to every rule and some reddish colors can be perceived as cool to the touch due to their cultural associations. For example, the color cold salmon above that could be perceived as cold due to its association with raw salmon.