Lamina Color

#bbd9bc

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

Inverse Color #442643
Complementary Color #d9bbd7
Color Shade: mid green (122° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 79.22% (better contrasting with black)
Lamina Color Sample
Lamina Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #bbd9bc

If you're looking for a similar mid green shade, there are some better alternatives to Lamina Color. The Light Marsh Fog color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm green bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Cottage Green (#dcecdc) for more energetic effect. Try Toadstool Dot as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#d9bbd7 is the best complementary color to Lamina. 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 #bbd9bc complementary color is Thistle, 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 Surf are #c8d9bb and #bbd9cb. Thus found on the left and right of #bbd9bc on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pixie Green and Surf colors as they work well with Lamina.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Lamina palette consists of #d9bbc8 and #cbbbd9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d9bbd7). Try Pink Flare and Lavender Gray colors in combination with #bbd9bc, 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 #bbd9bc 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 Lamina. Thus Clam Shell and Lavender Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Lamina contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Thistle, Casper, and Soft Amber split by 90° on the color wheel. #bbd9bc 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. Lamina tetradic combo consists of mid magenta complementary color (#d9bbd7) and two others. The Lavender Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tana – 120° from the complementary Thistle. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #bcbbd9 and #d7d9bb.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #bbd9bc is made of 32% red, 37% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Lamina has a hue angle of 122°, a saturation of 28.3% and a lightness of 79.22%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bbd9bc is made of 11.77% cyan, 0% magenta, 11.37% yellow and 14.9% black ink.

HEX #bbd9bc
RGB Decimal rgb(187,217,188)
RGB Percentage 32%, 37%, 32%
CMYK 11.77, 0, 11.37, 14.9
HSL hsl(122,28.3%,79.22%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(122,13.82%,85.1%)
CIE-LAB lab(83.8727,-15.3919,10.9777)
XYZ xyz(54.3835,63.8213,57.0294)
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