Bella Sera is pale, cool-toned shade of cool blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm yellow, cool green or cool red
| Inverse Color | #bfb9a2 |
| Complementary Color | #5d5640 |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (227.59° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 30.78% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Bella Sera Color. The Starry Sky Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Bijou Blue (#4e5e7f) for more energetic effect. Try Nightly as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#5d5640 is the best complementary color to Bella Sera. Warm yellow shades generally complement the cool blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #40465d complementary color is Hemlock, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool cyan, cool blue, and warm blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Gun Powder are #40545d and #48405d. Thus found on the left and right of #40465d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Limed Spruce and Mulled Wine colors as they work well with Bella Sera.
The split-complementary Bella Sera palette consists of #545d40 and #5d4840 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5d5640). Try Finch and Kabul colors in combination with #40465d, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #40465d offers a combination of warm green and cool red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Bella Sera. Thus Tom Thumb and Eggplant giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Bella Sera contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Hemlock, Eggplant, and Mineral Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #40465d square combo is a palette of cool blue, warm magenta, warm yellow and cool green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Bella Sera tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#5d5640) and two others. The Eggplant is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mineral Green – 120° from the complementary Hemlock. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5d4046 and #405d56.
In a RGB color space, hex #40465d is made of 28% red, 31% green and 41% blue. In a HSL mode Bella Sera has a hue angle of 227.59°, a saturation of 18.47% and a lightness of 30.78%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #40465d is made of 11.37% cyan, 9.02% magenta, 0% yellow and 63.53% black ink.
| HEX | #40465d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(64,70,93) |
| RGB Percentage | 28%, 31%, 41% |
| CMYK | 11.37, 9.02, 0, 63.53 |
| HSL | hsl(227.59,18.47%,30.78%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(227.59,31.18%,36.47%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(30.0607,3.6017,-14.3872) |
| XYZ | xyz(6.2803,6.2606,11.2333) |