Big Sur is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #4c3523 |
| Complementary Color | #dbc5b3 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (206.34° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 78.24% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Big Sur Color. The Rock Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Blue Bell (#93b4d7) for more energetic effect. Try Rain Water as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#dbc5b3 is the best complementary color to Big Sur. 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 #b3cadc complementary color is Akaroa, 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 Pigeon Post are #b3dbd9 and #b3b5db. Thus found on the left and right of #b3cadc on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Ziggurat and Pigeon Post colors as they work well with Big Sur.
The split-complementary Big Sur palette consists of #dbd9b3 and #dbb3b5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#dbc5b3). Try Akaroa and Blossom colors in combination with #b3cadc, 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 #b3cadc offers a combination of cool yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Big Sur. Thus Sprout and Blossom giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Big Sur contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Akaroa, Prelude, and Pixie Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #b3cadc 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. Big Sur tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#dbc5b3) and two others. The Blossom is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fringy Flower – 120° from the complementary Akaroa. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #dbb3c9 and #b3dbc5.
In a RGB color space, hex #b3cadc is made of 30% red, 34% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Big Sur has a hue angle of 206.34°, a saturation of 36.94% and a lightness of 78.24%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b3cadc is made of 16.07% cyan, 7.05% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black ink.
| HEX | #b3cadc |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(179,202,220) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 34%, 37% |
| CMYK | 16.07, 7.05, 0, 13.73 |
| HSL | hsl(206.34,36.94%,78.24%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(206.34,18.64%,86.27%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.1751,-3.9664,-11.5429) |
| XYZ | xyz(52.6292,56.9921,75.9369) |