Babbling Creek 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 | #58452c |
| Complementary Color | #d3c0a7 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (214.09° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 74.12% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Babbling Creek Color. The Lively Tune 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 saturated alternative called Baywater Blue (#c9d8e4) for more energetic effect. Try Simple Serenity as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#d3c0a7 is the best complementary color to Babbling Creek. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a7bad3 complementary color is Akaroa, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
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 #a7d0d3 and #a9a7d3. Thus found on the left and right of #a7bad3 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Jungle Mist and Wistful colors as they work well with Babbling Creek.
The split-complementary Babbling Creek palette consists of #d0d3a7 and #d3aaa7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d3c0a7). Try Green Mist and Eunry colors in combination with #a7bad3, 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 #a7bad3 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 Babbling Creek. Thus Sprout and Careys Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Babbling Creek contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Akaroa, Lilac, and Spring Rain split by 90° on the color wheel. #a7bad3 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Babbling Creek tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#d3c0a7) and two others. The Careys Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Gum Leaf – 120° from the complementary Akaroa. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d3a7ba and #a7d3c0.
In a RGB color space, hex #a7bad3 is made of 30% red, 33% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Babbling Creek has a hue angle of 214.09°, a saturation of 33.33% and a lightness of 74.12%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a7bad3 is made of 17.26% cyan, 9.81% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.25% black ink.
| HEX | #a7bad3 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(167,186,211) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 33%, 37% |
| CMYK | 17.26, 9.81, 0, 17.25 |
| HSL | hsl(214.09,33.33%,74.12%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(214.09,20.85%,82.75%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.8479,-1.1586,-14.7502) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.2531,48.0364,68.5149) |