Aida Color

#b4c8b6

Aida is pale, warm-toned shade of mid green. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid magenta, orange or mid blue

Inverse Color #4b3749
Complementary Color #c8b4c6
Color Shade: mid green (126° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 74.51% (better contrasting with white)
Aida Color Sample
Aida Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #b4c8b6

If you're looking for a similar mid green shade, there are some better alternatives to Aida Color. The Pumice color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm green bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called French Market (#a2c7a3) for more energetic effect. Try Light Zen as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#c8b4c6 is the best complementary color to Aida. Mid magenta shades generally complement the mid green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b4c8b6 complementary color is Lily, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of yellow green, mid green, and green cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Spring Rain are #bcc8b4 and #b4c8c0. Thus found on the left and right of #b4c8b6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Clay Ash and Powder Ash colors as they work well with Aida.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Aida palette consists of #c8b4bb and #c0b4c8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c8b4c6). Try Cold Turkey and Chatelle colors in combination with #b4c8b6, 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 #b4c8b6 offers a combination of mid red and mid blue shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Aida. Thus Cold Turkey and Gray Suit giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Aida contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Lily, Cadet Blue, and Ash split by 90° on the color wheel. #b4c8b6 square combo is a palette of mid green, blue cyan, mid magenta and orange 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. Aida tetradic combo consists of mid magenta complementary color (#c8b4c6) and two others. The Gray Suit is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Foggy Gray – 120° from the complementary Lily. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b6b4c8 and #c6c8b4.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #b4c8b6 is made of 32% red, 36% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Aida has a hue angle of 126°, a saturation of 15.38% and a lightness of 74.51%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b4c8b6 is made of 7.84% cyan, 0% magenta, 7.06% yellow and 21.57% black ink.

HEX #b4c8b6
RGB Decimal rgb(180,200,182)
RGB Percentage 32%, 36%, 32%
CMYK 7.84, 0, 7.06, 21.57
HSL hsl(126,15.38%,74.51%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(126,10%,78.43%)
CIE-LAB lab(78.6882,-10.1873,6.6961)
XYZ xyz(47.9202,54.3893,52.2285)
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