Timeless Color

#b1d8db

Timeless is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or mid magenta

Inverse Color #4e2724
Complementary Color #dbb3b0
Color Shade: mid cyan (184.29° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 77.65% (better contrasting with black)
Timeless Color Sample
Timeless Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #b1d8db

If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Timeless Color. The After the Rain color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Ski White (#d2e3e5) for more calm effect. Try Cool Sky as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#dbb3b0 is the best complementary color to Timeless. Mid red shades generally complement the mid cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b1d8db complementary color is Blossom, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Ziggurat are #b0dbc8 and #b0c2db. Thus found on the left and right of #b1d8db on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Fringy Flower and Pigeon Post colors as they work well with Timeless.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Timeless palette consists of #dbc8b0 and #dbb0c2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#dbb3b0). Try Akaroa and Blossom colors in combination with #b1d8db, 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 #b1d8db offers a combination of mid yellow and mid magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Timeless. Thus Beryl Green and Melanie giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Timeless contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Blossom, Prelude, and Sprout split by 90° on the color wheel. #b1d8db square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow 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. Timeless tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#dbb3b0) and two others. The Melanie is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Moss Green – 120° from the complementary Blossom. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #dbb0d8 and #b0dbb3.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #b1d8db is made of 29% red, 35% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Timeless has a hue angle of 184.29°, a saturation of 36.84% and a lightness of 77.65%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b1d8db is made of 16.47% cyan, 1.17% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black ink.

HEX #b1d8db
RGB Decimal rgb(177,216,219)
RGB Percentage 29%, 35%, 36%
CMYK 16.47, 1.17, 0, 14.12
HSL hsl(184.29,36.84%,77.65%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(184.29,19.18%,85.88%)
CIE-LAB lab(83.7431,-12.0785,-5.7239)
XYZ xyz(55.4735,63.5733,76.3649)
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