Microchip 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 | #45433f |
| Complementary Color | #c0beba |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (220° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 74.12% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Microchip Color. The Fragrant Wand color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Sparkling Frost (#d2d5da) for more energetic effect. Try Angel Hair Silver as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#c0beba is the best complementary color to Microchip. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #babcc0 complementary color is Cloud, 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 Silver Sand are #babfc0 and #bbbac0. Thus found on the left and right of #babcc0 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Silver Sand and French Gray colors as they work well with Microchip.
The split-complementary Microchip palette consists of #bfc0ba and #c0bbba colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c0beba). Try Gray Nickel and Silver colors in combination with #babcc0, 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 #babcc0 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 Microchip. Thus Green Spring and Pink Swan giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Microchip contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cloud, Pale Slate, and Pumice split by 90° on the color wheel. #babcc0 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. Microchip tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#c0beba) and two others. The Pink Swan is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Powder Ash – 120° from the complementary Cloud. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c0babc and #bac0be.
In a RGB color space, hex #babcc0 is made of 33% red, 33% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Microchip has a hue angle of 220°, a saturation of 4.55% and a lightness of 74.12%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #babcc0 is made of 2.35% cyan, 1.56% magenta, 0% yellow and 24.71% black ink.
| HEX | #babcc0 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(186,188,192) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 33%, 34% |
| CMYK | 2.35, 1.56, 0, 24.71 |
| HSL | hsl(220,4.55%,74.12%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(220,3.13%,75.29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.1988,0.0638,-2.2672) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.7473,50.2113,57.0444) |