Misty Jade Color

#bcd9c8

Misty Jade is pale, warm-toned shade of cool green. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with warm magenta, warm yellow or warm blue

Inverse Color #432637
Complementary Color #d9bccd
Color Shade: cool green (144.83° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 79.41% (better contrasting with black)
Misty Jade Color Sample
Misty Jade Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #bcd9c8

If you're looking for a similar cool green shade, there are some better alternatives to Misty Jade Color. The Fizzle color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid green bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Minified Green (#dde8e0) for more calm effect. Try Porcelain Mint as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#d9bccd is the best complementary color to Misty Jade. Warm magenta shades generally complement the cool green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #bcd9c8 complementary color is Maverick, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm green, cool green, and warm cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Surf are #bed9bc and #bcd9d6. Thus found on the left and right of #bcd9c8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pixie Green and Jet Stream colors as they work well with Misty Jade.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Misty Jade palette consists of #d9bcbe and #d6bcd9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d9bccd). Try Wafer and Lavender Gray colors in combination with #bcd9c8, 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 #bcd9c8 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 Misty Jade. Thus Wafer and Lavender Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Misty Jade contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Maverick, Lavender Gray, and Tana split by 90° on the color wheel. #bcd9c8 square combo is a palette of cool green, cool blue, warm magenta and warm yellow 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. Misty Jade tetradic combo consists of warm magenta complementary color (#d9bccd) and two others. The Lavender Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Green Mist – 120° from the complementary Maverick. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c8bcd9 and #cdd9bc.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #bcd9c8 is made of 31% red, 36% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Misty Jade has a hue angle of 144.83°, a saturation of 27.62% and a lightness of 79.41%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bcd9c8 is made of 11.37% cyan, 0% magenta, 6.67% yellow and 14.9% black ink.

HEX #bcd9c8
RGB Decimal rgb(188,217,200)
RGB Percentage 31%, 36%, 33%
CMYK 11.37, 0, 6.67, 14.9
HSL hsl(144.83,27.62%,79.41%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(144.83,13.36%,85.1%)
CIE-LAB lab(84.2188,-12.8679,5.1344)
XYZ xyz(55.9772,64.4872,64.1405)
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