Sweet Nothings Color

#bbdbd0

Sweet Nothings 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 #44242f
Complementary Color #dbbac5
Color Shade: green cyan (159.38° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 79.61% (better contrasting with black)
Sweet Nothings Color Sample
Sweet Nothings Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #bbdbd0

If you're looking for a similar green cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Sweet Nothings Color. The Blush Mint 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 Cirrus Blue (#d6e4e1) for more calm effect. Try Ice Folly as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#dbbac5 is the best complementary color to Sweet Nothings. 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 #bbdbd0 complementary color is Pink Flare, 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 Edgewater are #badbbf and #bad5db. Thus found on the left and right of #bbdbd0 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Surf and Ziggurat colors as they work well with Sweet Nothings.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Sweet Nothings palette consists of #dbbfba and #dbbad5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#dbbac5). Try Clam Shell and Thistle colors in combination with #bbdbd0, 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 #bbdbd0 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 Sweet Nothings. Thus Akaroa and Prelude giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Sweet Nothings contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pink Flare, Lavender Gray, and Tana split by 90° on the color wheel. #bbdbd0 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. Sweet Nothings tetradic combo consists of red magenta complementary color (#dbbac5) and two others. The Prelude is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pixie Green – 120° from the complementary Pink Flare. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d0badb and #c5dbba.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #bbdbd0 is made of 30% red, 36% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Sweet Nothings has a hue angle of 159.38°, a saturation of 30.77% and a lightness of 79.61%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bbdbd0 is made of 12.55% cyan, 0% magenta, 4.31% yellow and 14.12% black ink.

HEX #bbdbd0
RGB Decimal rgb(187,219,208)
RGB Percentage 30%, 36%, 34%
CMYK 12.55, 0, 4.31, 14.12
HSL hsl(159.38,30.77%,79.61%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(159.38,14.61%,85.88%)
CIE-LAB lab(84.885,-12.6848,1.8564)
XYZ xyz(57.2102,65.7819,69.3564)
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