Picnic Bay is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool red, cool yellow or cool magenta
| Inverse Color | #43242b |
| Complementary Color | #dbbcc3 |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (166.45° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 79.8% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Picnic Bay Color. The Crystalline Falls color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Thermal Aqua (#9ccebe) for more energetic effect. Try Tulle Soft Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#dbbcc3 is the best complementary color to Picnic Bay. Cool red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #bcdbd4 complementary color is Pink Flare, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Edgewater are #bcdbc4 and #bcd2db. Thus found on the left and right of #bcdbd4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Surf and Jungle Mist colors as they work well with Picnic Bay.
The split-complementary Picnic Bay palette consists of #dbc4bc and #dbbcd2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#dbbcc3). Try Wafer and Thistle colors in combination with #bcdbd4, 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 #bcdbd4 offers a combination of warm yellow and cool magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Picnic Bay. Thus Tana and Prelude giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Picnic Bay contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pink Flare, Lavender Gray, and Tana split by 90° on the color wheel. #bcdbd4 square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, cool red and cool yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Picnic Bay tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#dbbcc3) and two others. The Prelude is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pixie Green – 120° from the complementary Pink Flare. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d4bcdb and #c3dbbc.
In a RGB color space, hex #bcdbd4 is made of 30% red, 35% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Picnic Bay has a hue angle of 166.45°, a saturation of 30.1% and a lightness of 79.8%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bcdbd4 is made of 12.15% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.74% yellow and 14.12% black ink.
| HEX | #bcdbd4 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(188,219,212) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 35%, 34% |
| CMYK | 12.15, 0, 2.74, 14.12 |
| HSL | hsl(166.45,30.1%,79.8%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(166.45,14.16%,85.88%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(85.0514,-11.5797,-0.0103) |
| XYZ | xyz(57.9542,66.1079,71.9929) |