Baltic Bream Color

#9fbbda

Baltic Bream 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 #604425
Complementary Color #dabe9f
Color Shade: blue cyan (211.53° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 73.92% (better contrasting with white)
Baltic Bream Color Sample
Baltic Bream Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #9fbbda

If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Baltic Bream Color. The Light Ridge Light color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Two Harbours (#bed3e1) for more calm effect. Try Caribbean Sky as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#dabe9f is the best complementary color to Baltic Bream. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #9fbbda complementary color is Cameo, 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 Pigeon Post are #9fd8da and #a09fda. Thus found on the left and right of #9fbbda on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Aqua Island and Cold Purple colors as they work well with Baltic Bream.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Baltic Bream palette consists of #d8da9f and #daa09f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#dabe9f). Try Deco and Can Can colors in combination with #9fbbda, 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 #9fbbda 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 Baltic Bream. Thus Deco and Can Can giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Baltic Bream contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cameo, Light Orchid, and Moss Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #9fbbda 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. Baltic Bream tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#dabe9f) and two others. The Can Can is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Vista Blue – 120° from the complementary Cameo. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #da9fba and #9fdabe.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #9fbbda is made of 28% red, 33% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Baltic Bream has a hue angle of 211.53°, a saturation of 44.36% and a lightness of 73.92%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9fbbda is made of 23.14% cyan, 12.16% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black ink.

HEX #9fbbda
RGB Decimal rgb(159,187,218)
RGB Percentage 28%, 33%, 39%
CMYK 23.14, 12.16, 0, 14.51
HSL hsl(211.53,44.36%,73.92%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(211.53,27.06%,85.49%)
CIE-LAB lab(74.8082,-2.5173,-18.6651)
XYZ xyz(44.7233,47.9735,73.2323)
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