Jet Stream Color

#bbd0c9

Jet Stream 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 #442f36
Complementary Color #d0bac1
Color Shade: green cyan (160° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 77.45% (better contrasting with black)
Jet Stream Color Sample
Jet Stream Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #bbd0c9

If you're looking for a similar green cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Jet Stream Color. The Frozen Pond color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool green bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Shadow Green (#9ac2b8) for more energetic effect. Try Stanley as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#d0bac1 is the best complementary color to Jet Stream. 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 #bbd0c9 complementary color is Cold Turkey, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid green, green cyan, and mid cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Conch are #bad0be and #baccd0. Thus found on the left and right of #bbd0c9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Gum Leaf and Loblolly colors as they work well with Jet Stream.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Jet Stream palette consists of #d0beba and #d0bacc colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d0bac1). Try Cold Turkey and Maverick colors in combination with #bbd0c9, 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 #bbd0c9 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 Jet Stream. Thus Sisal and Chatelle giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Jet Stream contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cold Turkey, Gray Suit, and Foggy Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #bbd0c9 square combo is a palette of green cyan, mid blue, red magenta and mid yellow 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. Jet Stream tetradic combo consists of red magenta complementary color (#d0bac1) and two others. The Chatelle is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pale Leaf – 120° from the complementary Cold Turkey. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c9bad0 and #c1d0ba.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #bbd0c9 is made of 31% red, 35% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Jet Stream has a hue angle of 160°, a saturation of 18.26% and a lightness of 77.45%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bbd0c9 is made of 8.24% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.75% yellow and 18.43% black ink.

HEX #bbd0c9
RGB Decimal rgb(187,208,201)
RGB Percentage 31%, 35%, 34%
CMYK 8.24, 0, 2.75, 18.43
HSL hsl(160,18.26%,77.45%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(160,10.1%,81.57%)
CIE-LAB lab(81.7803,-8.3967,1.0575)
XYZ xyz(53.592,59.8936,63.9944)
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