sky-blue

Clear day's color

Sky-blue is the pale, clear blue of a cloudless daytime sky.

The compound works as both adjective and noun: a sky-blue convertible, The walls were painted sky-blue.

It suggests brightness and lightness rather than the deeper blues of navy or cobalt.

daytime

clear

Without obstruction or fog

noon · morning · brightness · fair-weather · sunlit · open · vast · endless · expansive · summer

hues

cerulean

Bright sky tone

celeste

mood

serene

Untroubled and composed

dreamy · idyllic · hopeful · uplifting · airy · light · breezy · gentle · soothing · refreshing

Opposites
color warmth/coolness

sky-blueorange

Citrus with segments

sunset orange · burnt orange · tangerine · coral · rust

chromatic intensity

sky-blueachromatic

Lacking visible hue

neutral · gray · grey · colorless · beige

lightness/brightness

sky-bluenavy

Maritime military force

navy blue · midnight blue · dark blue · deep blue · royal blue

Family

blue, sky, blueprint, skyscraper, bluish, skyline, blueberry, bluebird, skyward

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G