Wood Pigeon is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #543 |
| Complementary Color | #cba |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (210° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 73.33% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Wood Pigeon Color. The Mild Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Bit of Heaven (#cad7de) for more calm effect. Try Wild Clary as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#cba is the best complementary color to Wood Pigeon. Warm red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #abc complementary color is White, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of White are #acc and #aac. Thus found on the left and right of #abc on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching White and White colors as they work well with Wood Pigeon.
The split-complementary Wood Pigeon palette consists of #cca and #caa colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#cba). Try White and White colors in combination with #abc, 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 #abc offers a combination of yellow green and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Wood Pigeon. Thus White and White giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Wood Pigeon contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary White, White, and White split by 90° on the color wheel. #abc square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Wood Pigeon tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#cba) and two others. The White is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and White – 120° from the complementary White. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #cab and #acb.
In a RGB color space, hex #aabbcc is made of 30% red, 33% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Wood Pigeon has a hue angle of 210°, a saturation of 25% and a lightness of 73.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #aabbcc is made of 13.33% cyan, 6.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black ink.
| HEX | #aabbcc |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(170,187,204) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 33%, 36% |
| CMYK | 13.33, 6.67, 0, 20 |
| HSL | hsl(210,25%,73.33%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(210,16.67%,80%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.1056,-2.2869,-10.5367) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.247,48.4463,64.093) |