What Goes With Aqua Blue?

My bridesmaid dresses are aqua blue. What colors match? I am running into a dead end....I have no ideas of what flowers or just an accent color that would match?
Posted by Heidi; updated 10/28/03

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Silver is an excellent suggestion -- it would look very nice with aqua blue. Also, a pale yellow would work well or a shade of pink. You could do some really gorgeous things with the flowers with all these colors.
Posted by Kay; updated 10/28/03

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Any soft pastel colors will work with aqua for the flowers. Silver is also a nice accent color. Cream too.
Posted by Kerry; updated 10/28/03

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All good ideas. But if you want a true accent color, remember the "color wheel" in art: color "complements" are color opposites. These colors contrast each other in the most extreme way possible. They also help to make each other more active.

Aqua is a combination of light blue & green. Green`s opposite is red, & blue`s is orange. So the most striking combination with aqua would be an orange-red, such as salmon (darker & more stimulating), or peach (lighter & more nuanced).

Good luck in choosing!

-- Bon
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Posted by Bonnie; updated 10/29/03