Baby Cake Color

#87bea3

Baby Cake is pale, warm-toned shade of green cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm magenta, mid yellow or warm blue

Inverse Color #78415c
Complementary Color #be86a2
Color Shade: green cyan (150.55° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 63.73% (better contrasting with white)
Baby Cake Color Sample
Baby Cake Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #87bea3

If you're looking for a similar green cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Baby Cake Color. The Bird's Egg Green color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool green bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Greywacke (#aaccbb) for more calm effect. Try Sea Grass as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#be86a2 is the best complementary color to Baby Cake. Warm magenta shades generally complement the green cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #87bea3 complementary color is Viola, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid green, green cyan, and mid cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Acapulco are #86be87 and #86bdbe. Thus found on the left and right of #87bea3 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching De York and Neptune colors as they work well with Baby Cake.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Baby Cake palette consists of #be8786 and #be86bd colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#be86a2). Try Brandy Rose and Lilac colors in combination with #87bea3, 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 #87bea3 offers a combination of orange and warm blue shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Baby Cake. Thus Mongoose and Lavender Purple giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Baby Cake contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Viola, Wild Blue Yonder, and Indian Khaki split by 90° on the color wheel. #87bea3 square combo is a palette of green cyan, mid blue, warm magenta and mid 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. Baby Cake tetradic combo consists of warm magenta complementary color (#be86a2) and two others. The Lavender Purple is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Olivine – 120° from the complementary Viola. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a286be and #a2be86.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #87bea3 is made of 28% red, 39% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Baby Cake has a hue angle of 150.55°, a saturation of 29.73% and a lightness of 63.73%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #87bea3 is made of 21.57% cyan, 0% magenta, 10.59% yellow and 25.49% black ink.

HEX #87bea3
RGB Decimal rgb(135,190,163)
RGB Percentage 28%, 39%, 33%
CMYK 21.57, 0, 10.59, 25.49
HSL hsl(150.55,29.73%,63.73%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(150.55,28.95%,74.51%)
CIE-LAB lab(72.6424,-23.6424,7.9194)
XYZ xyz(35.016,44.6222,41.4177)
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