Window Box is pale, cool-toned shade of mid magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid green, blue cyan or mid yellow
| Inverse Color | #435044 |
| Complementary Color | #afbcb0 |
| Color Shade: | mid magenta (304.62° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 71.18% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Window Box Color. The Lilac Luster color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Light Stately Frills (#d2ccd1) for more calm effect. Try Ultimate Grey as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#afbcb0 is the best complementary color to Window Box. Mid green shades generally complement the mid magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #bcafbb complementary color is Green Spring, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of violet, mid magenta, and red magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Shady Lady are #b6afbc and #bcafb4. Thus found on the left and right of #bcafbb on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Chatelle and Pink Swan colors as they work well with Window Box.
The split-complementary Window Box palette consists of #afbcb6 and #b4bcaf colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#afbcb0). Try Powder Ash and Green Spring colors in combination with #bcafbb, 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 #bcafbb offers a combination of mid cyan and mid yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Window Box. Thus Tower Gray and Eagle giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Window Box contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Green Spring, Tide, and Bombay split by 90° on the color wheel. #bcafbb square combo is a palette of mid magenta, orange, mid green and blue cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Window Box tetradic combo consists of mid green complementary color (#afbcb0) and two others. The Eagle is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Spun Pearl – 120° from the complementary Green Spring. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #bbbcaf and #b0afbc.
In a RGB color space, hex #bcafbb is made of 34% red, 32% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Window Box has a hue angle of 304.62°, a saturation of 8.84% and a lightness of 71.18%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bcafbb is made of 0% cyan, 5.1% magenta, 0.4% yellow and 26.27% black ink.
| HEX | #bcafbb |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(188,175,187) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 32%, 34% |
| CMYK | 0, 5.1, 0.4, 26.27 |
| HSL | hsl(304.62,8.84%,71.18%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(304.62,6.91%,73.73%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.8518,6.8274,-4.4438) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.0387,44.9392,53.314) |