Bayou Color

#20706f

Bayou is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, cool yellow or cool magenta

Inverse Color #df8f90
Complementary Color #702020
Color Shade: warm cyan (179.25° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 28.24% (better contrasting with white)
Bayou Color Sample
Bayou Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #20706f

If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Bayou Color. The Sea Bed color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Moonlit Pool (#205a61) for more calm effect. Try Turkish Jade as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#702020 is the best complementary color to Bayou. Mid red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #20706f complementary color is Crown of Thorns, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Elm are #207046 and #204970. Thus found on the left and right of #20706f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Green Pea and Biscay colors as they work well with Bayou.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Bayou palette consists of #704620 and #702048 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#702020). Try Pickled Bean and Tawny Port colors in combination with #20706f, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #20706f offers a combination of warm yellow and cool magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Bayou. Thus Fern Frond and Honey Flower giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Bayou contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Crown of Thorns, Meteorite, and Fern Frond split by 90° on the color wheel. #20706f square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, mid red and cool yellow shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Bayou tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#702020) and two others. The Honey Flower is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Forest Green – 120° from the complementary Crown of Thorns. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6e2070 and #207020.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #20706f is made of 13% red, 44% green and 44% blue. In a HSL mode Bayou has a hue angle of 179.25°, a saturation of 55.56% and a lightness of 28.24%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #20706f is made of 31.37% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.39% yellow and 56.08% black ink.

HEX #20706f
RGB Decimal rgb(32,112,111)
RGB Percentage 13%, 44%, 44%
CMYK 31.37, 0, 0.39, 56.08
HSL hsl(179.25,55.56%,28.24%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(179.25,71.43%,43.92%)
CIE-LAB lab(42.8281,-23.5067,-6.411)
XYZ xyz(9.2591,13.0431,17.0685)
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