Soothing Spring is pale, warm-toned shade of green cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with red magenta, mid yellow or warm blue
| Inverse Color | #43343b |
| Complementary Color | #cbbbc2 |
| Color Shade: | green cyan (152° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 76.67% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar green cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Soothing Spring Color. The Thin Ice color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool green bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Green Silk (#a2c2b0) for more energetic effect. Try Coveted Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#cbbbc2 is the best complementary color to Soothing Spring. 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 #bccbc4 complementary color is Cold Turkey, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid green, green cyan, and mid cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Powder Ash are #bbcbbc and #bbcacb. Thus found on the left and right of #bccbc4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Powder Ash and Submarine colors as they work well with Soothing Spring.
The split-complementary Soothing Spring palette consists of #cbbcbb and #cbbbca colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#cbbbc2). Try Cold Turkey and Maverick colors in combination with #bccbc4, 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 #bccbc4 offers a combination of warm red and warm blue shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Soothing Spring. Thus Silver Rust and Chatelle giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Soothing Spring contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cold Turkey, Gray Suit, and Foggy Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #bccbc4 square combo is a palette of green cyan, mid blue, red magenta and mid yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Soothing Spring tetradic combo consists of red magenta complementary color (#cbbbc2) and two others. The Chatelle is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Clay Ash – 120° from the complementary Cold Turkey. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c3bbcb and #c2cbbb.
In a RGB color space, hex #bccbc4 is made of 32% red, 35% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Soothing Spring has a hue angle of 152°, a saturation of 12.61% and a lightness of 76.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bccbc4 is made of 5.88% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.75% yellow and 20.39% black ink.
| HEX | #bccbc4 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(188,203,196) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 35%, 33% |
| CMYK | 5.88, 0, 2.75, 20.39 |
| HSL | hsl(152,12.61%,76.67%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(152,7.39%,79.61%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.3978,-6.4148,1.7279) |
| XYZ | xyz(52.0588,57.3888,60.5579) |