Cold Winter's Morn 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 | #4b432e |
| Complementary Color | #d1c9b3 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (223.45° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 76.27% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Cold Winter's Morn Color. The So Blue-Berry color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Wild Clary (#93a3c1) for more energetic effect. Try Blue Heron as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#d1c9b3 is the best complementary color to Cold Winter's Morn. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b4bcd1 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 #b3cad1 and #bab3d1. Thus found on the left and right of #b4bcd1 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Jungle Mist and Lavender Gray colors as they work well with Cold Winter's Morn.
The split-complementary Cold Winter's Morn palette consists of #cad1b3 and #d1bab3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d1c9b3). Try Coriander and Clam Shell colors in combination with #b4bcd1, 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 #b4bcd1 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 Cold Winter's Morn. Thus Pale Leaf and Cold Turkey giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cold Winter's Morn contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Soft Amber, Lily, and Gum Leaf split by 90° on the color wheel. #b4bcd1 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. Cold Winter's Morn tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#d1c9b3) and two others. The Cold Turkey is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Jet Stream – 120° from the complementary Soft Amber. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d1b3bb and #b3d1c9.
In a RGB color space, hex #b4bcd1 is made of 31% red, 33% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Cold Winter's Morn has a hue angle of 223.45°, a saturation of 23.97% and a lightness of 76.27%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b4bcd1 is made of 11.37% cyan, 8.23% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.04% black ink.
| HEX | #b4bcd1 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(180,188,209) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 33%, 36% |
| CMYK | 11.37, 8.23, 0, 18.04 |
| HSL | hsl(223.45,23.97%,76.27%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(223.45,13.88%,81.96%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.2366,1.4675,-11.4876) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.3142,50.2732,67.4789) |