Pale Aqua Color

#bcd4e1

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

Inverse Color #432b1e
Complementary Color #e1c8bc
Color Shade: cool cyan (201.08° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 80.98% (better contrasting with black)
Pale Aqua Color Sample
Pale Aqua Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #bcd4e1

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Pale Aqua Color. The Flight Time color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Monologue (#a1bcd8) for more energetic effect. Try Sky Pilot as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#e1c8bc is the best complementary color to Pale Aqua. Warm red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #bcd4e1 complementary color is Bone, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Ziggurat are #bce1db and #bcc1e1. Thus found on the left and right of #bcd4e1 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Ziggurat and Periwinkle Gray colors as they work well with Pale Aqua.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Pale Aqua palette consists of #e1dbbc and #e1bcc1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e1c8bc). Try Stark White and Cavern Pink colors in combination with #bcd4e1, 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 #bcd4e1 offers a combination of cool yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Pale Aqua. Thus Beryl Green and Melanie giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Pale Aqua contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bone, Prelude, and Pixie Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #bcd4e1 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm 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. Pale Aqua tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#e1c8bc) and two others. The Melanie is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fringy Flower – 120° from the complementary Bone. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e1bcd4 and #bce1c9.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #bcd4e1 is made of 30% red, 34% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Pale Aqua has a hue angle of 201.08°, a saturation of 38.14% and a lightness of 80.98%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bcd4e1 is made of 14.51% cyan, 5.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.76% black ink.

HEX #bcd4e1
RGB Decimal rgb(188,212,225)
RGB Percentage 30%, 34%, 36%
CMYK 14.51, 5.1, 0, 11.76
HSL hsl(201.08,38.14%,80.98%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(201.08,16.44%,88.24%)
CIE-LAB lab(83.5552,-5.3282,-9.1133)
XYZ xyz(57.8731,63.2146,80.3856)
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