Bunting Color

#2b3449

Bunting is pale, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, mid green or red magenta

Inverse Color #d4cbb6
Complementary Color #49402b
Color Shade: blue cyan (222° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 22.75% (better contrasting with white)
Bunting Color Sample
Bunting Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #2b3449

If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Bunting Color. The Deep Royal color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Calico Dress (#3d4e67) for more calm effect. Try Night Flight as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#49402b is the best complementary color to Bunting. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #2b3449 complementary color is Mondo, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Ebony Clay are #2b4249 and #302b49. Thus found on the left and right of #2b3449 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pickled Bluewood and Martinique colors as they work well with Bunting.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Bunting palette consists of #42492b and #49312b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#49402b). Try Woodland and English Walnut colors in combination with #2b3449, 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 #2b3449 offers a combination of yellow green and red magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Bunting. Thus Tom Thumb and Livid Brown giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Bunting contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mondo, Livid Brown, and Tom Thumb split by 90° on the color wheel. #2b3449 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid green 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. Bunting tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#49402b) and two others. The Livid Brown is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Plantation – 120° from the complementary Mondo. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #492b33 and #2b4940.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #2b3449 is made of 26% red, 31% green and 43% blue. In a HSL mode Bunting has a hue angle of 222°, a saturation of 25.86% and a lightness of 22.75%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #2b3449 is made of 11.77% cyan, 8.24% magenta, 0% yellow and 71.37% black ink.

HEX #2b3449
RGB Decimal rgb(43,52,73)
RGB Percentage 26%, 31%, 43%
CMYK 11.77, 8.24, 0, 71.37
HSL hsl(222,25.86%,22.75%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(222,41.1%,28.63%)
CIE-LAB lab(21.7651,2.3989,-14.1939)
XYZ xyz(3.4269,3.4506,6.7888)
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