China Light Green is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool red, cool yellow or cool magenta
| Inverse Color | #433638 |
| Complementary Color | #c9bbbd |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (170.77° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 76.27% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to China Light Green Color. The Mirage Grey color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Athens Grey (#dcdddd) for more calm effect. Try Opal Silk as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#c9bbbd is the best complementary color to China Light Green. Cool red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #bcc9c7 complementary color is Cold Turkey, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Submarine are #bbc9c0 and #bbc4c9. Thus found on the left and right of #bcc9c7 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Powder Ash and Submarine colors as they work well with China Light Green.
The split-complementary China Light Green palette consists of #c9c0bb and #c9bbc4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c9bbbd). Try Silver Rust and Pale Slate colors in combination with #bcc9c7, 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 #bcc9c7 offers a combination of warm yellow and cool magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the China Light Green. Thus Ash and Chatelle giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of China Light Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cold Turkey, Gray Suit, and Kangaroo split by 90° on the color wheel. #bcc9c7 square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, cool red and cool yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. China Light Green tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#c9bbbd) and two others. The Chatelle is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Green Spring – 120° from the complementary Cold Turkey. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c7bbc9 and #bdc9bb.
In a RGB color space, hex #bcc9c7 is made of 32% red, 34% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode China Light Green has a hue angle of 170.77°, a saturation of 10.74% and a lightness of 76.27%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bcc9c7 is made of 5.09% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.78% yellow and 21.18% black ink.
| HEX | #bcc9c7 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(188,201,199) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 34%, 34% |
| CMYK | 5.09, 0, 0.78, 21.18 |
| HSL | hsl(170.77,10.74%,76.27%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(170.77,6.47%,78.82%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.9474,-4.7994,-0.5382) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.9345,56.5882,62.2182) |