Half Baked Color

#85c4cc

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

Inverse Color #7a3b33
Complementary Color #cc8c84
Color Shade: mid cyan (186.76° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 66.08% (better contrasting with white)
Half Baked Color Sample
Half Baked Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #85c4cc

If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Half Baked Color. The Pale Pastel color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Chinese Lacquer (#60c7c2) for more energetic effect. Try Snowboard as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#cc8c84 is the best complementary color to Half Baked. Mid red shades generally complement the mid cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #85c4cc complementary color is Puce, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Half Baked are #84ccb0 and #84a0cc. Thus found on the left and right of #85c4cc on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Vista Blue and Polo Blue colors as they work well with Half Baked.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Half Baked palette consists of #ccb084 and #cc84a0 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#cc8c84). Try Tan and Puce colors in combination with #85c4cc, 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 #85c4cc offers a combination of mid yellow and mid magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Half Baked. Thus Pine Glade and Viola giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Half Baked contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Puce, East Side, and Olivine split by 90° on the color wheel. #85c4cc square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow 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. Half Baked tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#cc8c84) and two others. The Viola is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and De York – 120° from the complementary Puce. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #cc84c4 and #84cc8c.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #85c4cc is made of 25% red, 37% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Half Baked has a hue angle of 186.76°, a saturation of 41.04% and a lightness of 66.08%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #85c4cc is made of 27.84% cyan, 3.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black ink.

HEX #85c4cc
RGB Decimal rgb(133,196,204)
RGB Percentage 25%, 37%, 38%
CMYK 27.84, 3.14, 0, 20
HSL hsl(186.76,41.04%,66.08%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(186.76,34.8%,80%)
CIE-LAB lab(75.343,-18.054,-10.4175)
XYZ xyz(40.3119,48.826,64.4264)
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