Bridgewater Bay 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 | #43281d |
| Complementary Color | #e2c7bc |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (197.37° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 81.18% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Bridgewater Bay Color. The January Frost color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Himalaya Peaks (#e2eaf0) for more calm effect. Try Mångata as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#e2c7bc is the best complementary color to Bridgewater Bay. 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 #bcd7e2 complementary color is Bone, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
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 #bce2da and #bcc4e2. Thus found on the left and right of #bcd7e2 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Skeptic and Periwinkle Gray colors as they work well with Bridgewater Bay.
The split-complementary Bridgewater Bay palette consists of #e2dabc and #e2bcc4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e2c7bc). Try Stark White and Cavern Pink colors in combination with #bcd7e2, 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 #bcd7e2 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 Bridgewater Bay. Thus Beryl Green and Melanie giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Bridgewater Bay contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bone, Prelude, and Moss Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #bcd7e2 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Bridgewater Bay tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#e2c7bc) 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 #e2bcd6 and #bce2c7.
In a RGB color space, hex #bcd7e2 is made of 30% red, 34% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Bridgewater Bay has a hue angle of 197.37°, a saturation of 39.58% and a lightness of 81.18%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bcd7e2 is made of 14.9% cyan, 4.32% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black ink.
| HEX | #bcd7e2 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(188,215,226) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 34%, 36% |
| CMYK | 14.9, 4.32, 0, 11.37 |
| HSL | hsl(197.37,39.58%,81.18%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(197.37,16.81%,88.63%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.3719,-6.6781,-8.4315) |
| XYZ | xyz(58.7669,64.7832,81.3586) |