#29C4C4
Clear warm aqua
A Bright Spring color
anchor color 2 of 10 in Bright Spring. Also called Clear Spring in other systems.
By Kathleen Olsen · Updated November 11, 2026
Clear warm aqua is turquoise with the light turned up and a drop of yellow kept in. It is the Bright Spring aqua, the clearest blue-green in any palette. Cooler aquas belong to Bright Winter. Softer ones belong to the Summers. This one is swimming pool in direct sun.
Clear warm aqua is an anchor color in Bright Spring. Its closest relative outside the palette is Warm turquoise #1FC3B8, a True Spring color, at a perceptual distance of 7. That is near enough for that season to wear it as a neutral, with the accents kept in its own palette.
At RGB 41, 196, 196 the green and blue are equal and high, and the red is low but not gone. Equal green and blue is what makes it aqua rather than teal or sky. The little red is the warmth. Take it out and the color is Bright Winter's clear turquoise, which is colder by a hair and reads that way on a face.
A Bright Spring wears it as one strong color with the palette's neutrals: warm navy, camel, warm grey, white. A knit with white trousers. A dress with camel sandals. A scarf against a navy coat. It pairs with bright coral and hot warm pink, which the Winter aquas do not, because all three share the same lightness.
Retailers call it aqua, turquoise, teal, pool, lagoon, or sea green, and the names cover a very wide range. Most of what sells as teal is darker and most of what sells as aqua is paler. Hold the garment against a white. Clear warm aqua stays saturated and bright. A pale aqua washes out. A teal goes dark.
True Spring's warm turquoise is seven points away, the same color in practice. Bright Winter's clear turquoise is twelve points off and cooler. Light Spring's warm aqua is thirteen points off and paler. Bright Spring's own warm turquoise is fifteen points off and greener. On a Bright Winter, this aqua looks faintly yellow. On a Bright Spring, clear turquoise looks faintly cold. Both borrow across the gap.
The nearest named colors in other seasons, by perceptual distance (ΔE in CIELAB; under 10 is hard to tell apart on a screen, over 25 is a different color).
Warm turquoise #1FC3B8
True Spring anchor · ΔE 7
Clear turquoise #12B3C4
Bright Winter anchor · ΔE 12
Warm aqua #6FD6C6
Light Spring anchor · ΔE 13
Light sea green #8FC6B4
Light Summer anchor · ΔE 22
Warm mint #9FE0C0
Light Spring anchor · ΔE 26
Cool mint #9DC4B5
True Summer anchor · ΔE 26
As of November 11, 2026, nothing in stock samples close to #29C4C4. The guide below has the nearest colors that do. The dot on each card is the color we sampled from the garment itself; trust it over the photograph. Links are affiliate links: we earn a commission when you buy through them, at no cost to you.
Yes. Clear warm aqua (#29C4C4) is an anchor color in the Bright Spring palette, and close enough to a True Spring color for that season to wear it as a neutral.
Nearly. True Spring's warm turquoise is seven points away. Clear warm aqua as the Bright Spring palette uses it is RGB 41, 196, 196, with green and blue equal and a little red for warmth. Shops use both names for both colors.
Usually. Bright Winter's clear turquoise is twelve points away and a touch cooler. This one reads faintly warm on a Bright Winter, but the saturation is right, and with black and bright white it holds.
Yes. Light Spring's warm aqua is thirteen points paler. This one reads a shade strong on a Light Spring, but it is warm and clear, and with cream and light camel it works.
For a Bright Spring: warm navy, camel, warm grey, white, bright coral, hot warm pink. Aqua and navy is the classic pairing. Aqua and coral is the Spring one. Avoid black, charcoal, and anything greyed.
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