Bay is pale, warm-toned shade of green cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with red magenta, mid yellow or violet
| Inverse Color | #451a29 |
| Complementary Color | #e5bac9 |
| Color Shade: | green cyan (159.07° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 81.37% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar green cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Bay Color. The Shattered Ice color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool green bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Dew Pointe (#d7ede8) for more calm effect. Try Swans Down as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#e5bac9 is the best complementary color to Bay. Red magenta shades generally complement the green cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #bae5d6 complementary color is Cavern Pink, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid green, green cyan, and mid cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Jagged Ice are #bae5c0 and #badee5. Thus found on the left and right of #bae5d6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Fringy Flower and Jagged Ice colors as they work well with Bay.
The split-complementary Bay palette consists of #e5c0ba and #e5bade colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e5bac9). Try Cavern Pink and Melanie colors in combination with #bae5d6, 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 #bae5d6 offers a combination of orange and violet shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Bay. Thus Grain Brown and Prelude giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Bay contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cavern Pink, Prelude, and Beryl Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #bae5d6 square combo is a palette of green cyan, mid blue, red magenta and mid yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Bay tetradic combo consists of red magenta complementary color (#e5bac9) and two others. The Prelude is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Beryl Green – 120° from the complementary Cavern Pink. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d6bae5 and #c9e5ba.
In a RGB color space, hex #bae5d6 is made of 30% red, 36% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Bay has a hue angle of 159.07°, a saturation of 45.26% and a lightness of 81.37%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bae5d6 is made of 16.86% cyan, 0% magenta, 5.88% yellow and 10.2% black ink.
| HEX | #bae5d6 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(186,229,214) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 36%, 34% |
| CMYK | 16.86, 0, 5.88, 10.2 |
| HSL | hsl(159.07,45.26%,81.37%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(159.07,18.78%,89.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(87.6464,-16.8671,2.6988) |
| XYZ | xyz(60.4066,71.3328,74.2032) |