Larkspur Bud is pale, cool-toned shade of cool blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm yellow, cool green or cool red
| Inverse Color | #483f15 |
| Complementary Color | #eae1b6 |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (229.41° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 81.76% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Larkspur Bud Color. The Frozen Periwinkle color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Myrtle Flower (#9eb3de) for more calm effect. Try Flax Bloom as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#eae1b6 is the best complementary color to Larkspur Bud. Warm yellow shades generally complement the cool blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b7c0ea complementary color is Raffia, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool cyan, cool blue, and warm blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Spindle are #b6d9ea and #c7b6ea. Thus found on the left and right of #b7c0ea on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Spindle and Biloba Flower colors as they work well with Larkspur Bud.
The split-complementary Larkspur Bud palette consists of #d9eab6 and #eac7b6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#eae1b6). Try Caper and Just Right colors in combination with #b7c0ea, 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 #b7c0ea offers a combination of warm green and cool red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Larkspur Bud. Thus Tea Green and Shilo giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Larkspur Bud contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Raffia, Light Orchid, and Padua split by 90° on the color wheel. #b7c0ea square combo is a palette of cool blue, warm magenta, warm yellow and cool green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Larkspur Bud tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#eae1b6) and two others. The Shilo is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cruise – 120° from the complementary Raffia. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #eab6bf and #b6eae1.
In a RGB color space, hex #b7c0ea is made of 30% red, 32% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Larkspur Bud has a hue angle of 229.41°, a saturation of 54.84% and a lightness of 81.76%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b7c0ea is made of 20% cyan, 16.47% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black ink.
| HEX | #b7c0ea |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(183,192,234) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 32%, 38% |
| CMYK | 20, 16.47, 0, 8.24 |
| HSL | hsl(229.41,54.84%,81.76%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(229.41,21.79%,91.76%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.2906,5.7113,-21.8752) |
| XYZ | xyz(53.2294,53.7071,85.4029) |