Heritage 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 | #4f4533 |
| Complementary Color | #ccc2b0 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (218.57° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 74.51% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Heritage Color. The Screen Test color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Blueberry Whip (#d1d4db) for more calm effect. Try Skyline as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#ccc2b0 is the best complementary color to Heritage. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b0bacc complementary color is Soft Amber, 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 Heather are #b0c8cc and #b3b0cc. Thus found on the left and right of #b0bacc on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Jungle Mist and Logan colors as they work well with Heritage.
The split-complementary Heritage palette consists of #c8ccb0 and #ccb3b0 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ccc2b0). Try Coriander and Cold Turkey colors in combination with #b0bacc, 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 #b0bacc 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 Heritage. Thus Rainee and Lily giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Heritage contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Soft Amber, Lily, and Spring Rain split by 90° on the color wheel. #b0bacc 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. Heritage tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#ccc2b0) and two others. The Lily is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Opal – 120° from the complementary Soft Amber. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ccb0ba and #b0ccc2.
In a RGB color space, hex #b0bacc is made of 31% red, 33% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Heritage has a hue angle of 218.57°, a saturation of 21.54% and a lightness of 74.51%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b0bacc is made of 10.98% cyan, 7.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black ink.
| HEX | #b0bacc |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(176,186,204) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 33%, 36% |
| CMYK | 10.98, 7.06, 0, 20 |
| HSL | hsl(218.57,21.54%,74.51%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(218.57,13.73%,80%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.269,0.1909,-10.2476) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.3625,48.7076,64.0847) |