Gulf Wind Color

#bcc9cd

Gulf Wind is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with mid red, warm green or warm magenta

Inverse Color #433632
Complementary Color #cdc0bc
Color Shade: mid cyan (194.12° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 77.06% (better contrasting with black)
Gulf Wind Color Sample
Gulf Wind Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #bcc9cd

If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Gulf Wind Color. The Beach Wind color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Peace (#a2b2bd) for more energetic effect. Try Faded Flaxflower as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#cdc0bc is the best complementary color to Gulf Wind. Mid red shades generally complement the mid cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #bcc9cd complementary color is Silver Rust, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Loblolly are #bccdc8 and #bcc0cd. Thus found on the left and right of #bcc9cd on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Powder Ash and Ghost colors as they work well with Gulf Wind.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Gulf Wind palette consists of #cdc8bc and #cdbcc0 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#cdc0bc). Try Ash and Cold Turkey colors in combination with #bcc9cd, 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 #bcc9cd offers a combination of mid yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Gulf Wind. Thus Foggy Gray and Lily giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Gulf Wind contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Silver Rust, Chatelle, and Clay Ash split by 90° on the color wheel. #bcc9cd square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and warm green 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. Gulf Wind tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#cdc0bc) and two others. The Lily is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Powder Ash – 120° from the complementary Silver Rust. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #cdbcc8 and #bccdc0.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #bcc9cd is made of 32% red, 34% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Gulf Wind has a hue angle of 194.12°, a saturation of 14.53% and a lightness of 77.06%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bcc9cd is made of 6.66% cyan, 1.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black ink.

HEX #bcc9cd
RGB Decimal rgb(188,201,205)
RGB Percentage 32%, 34%, 35%
CMYK 6.66, 1.57, 0, 19.61
HSL hsl(194.12,14.53%,77.06%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(194.12,8.29%,80.39%)
CIE-LAB lab(80.1078,-3.6347,-3.5245)
XYZ xyz(52.6451,56.8724,65.9604)
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