Wispy Mint Color

#bcc7a4

Wispy Mint is pale, warm-toned shade of cool yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm blue, cool red or cool cyan

Inverse Color #43385b
Complementary Color #aea4c7
Color Shade: cool yellow (78.86° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 71.18% (better contrasting with white)
Wispy Mint Color Sample
Wispy Mint Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #bcc7a4

If you're looking for a similar cool yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Wispy Mint Color. The Lamb's Ears color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid yellow bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Reseda (#a1ad92) for more calm effect. Try Celadon Tint as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#aea4c7 is the best complementary color to Wispy Mint. Warm blue shades generally complement the cool yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #bcc7a4 complementary color is Logan, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm yellow, cool yellow, and warm green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Rainee are #c7c0a4 and #aac7a4. Thus found on the left and right of #bcc7a4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Coral Reef and Norway colors as they work well with Wispy Mint.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Wispy Mint palette consists of #c0a4c7 and #a4aac7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#aea4c7). Try London Hue and Logan colors in combination with #bcc7a4, 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 #bcc7a4 offers a combination of warm magenta and cool cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Wispy Mint. Thus Lily and Casper giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Wispy Mint contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Logan, Opal, and Lily split by 90° on the color wheel. #bcc7a4 square combo is a palette of cool yellow, warm cyan, warm blue and cool red 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. Wispy Mint tetradic combo consists of warm blue complementary color (#aea4c7) and two others. The Casper is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Coral Reef – 120° from the complementary Logan. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a4bcc7 and #c7afa4.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #bcc7a4 is made of 34% red, 36% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Wispy Mint has a hue angle of 78.86°, a saturation of 23.81% and a lightness of 71.18%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bcc7a4 is made of 4.31% cyan, 0% magenta, 13.73% yellow and 21.96% black ink.

HEX #bcc7a4
RGB Decimal rgb(188,199,164)
RGB Percentage 34%, 36%, 30%
CMYK 4.31, 0, 13.73, 21.96
HSL hsl(78.86,23.81%,71.18%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(78.86,17.59%,78.04%)
CIE-LAB lab(78.589,-9.9173,16.2764)
XYZ xyz(47.8633,54.2185,43.0645)
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