Upward 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 | #42362d |
| Complementary Color | #d2c6bd |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (205.71° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 78.24% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Upward Color. The Perfect Landing 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 Aura White (#dee2e4) for more calm effect. Try Evocative Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#d2c6bd is the best complementary color to Upward. 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 #bdc9d2 complementary color is Sisal, 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 Heather are #bdd2d0 and #bdbed2. Thus found on the left and right of #bdc9d2 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Jet Stream and Blue Haze colors as they work well with Upward.
The split-complementary Upward palette consists of #d2d0bd and #d2bdbe colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d2c6bd). Try Foggy Gray and Cold Turkey colors in combination with #bdc9d2, 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 #bdc9d2 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 Upward. Thus Pale Leaf and Maverick giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Upward contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Sisal, Chatelle, and Pale Leaf split by 90° on the color wheel. #bdc9d2 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. Upward tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#d2c6bd) and two others. The Maverick is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Gum Leaf – 120° from the complementary Sisal. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d2bdc8 and #bdd2c6.
In a RGB color space, hex #bdc9d2 is made of 32% red, 34% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Upward has a hue angle of 205.71°, a saturation of 18.92% and a lightness of 78.24%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bdc9d2 is made of 8.23% cyan, 3.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.65% black ink.
| HEX | #bdc9d2 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(189,201,210) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 34%, 35% |
| CMYK | 8.23, 3.53, 0, 17.65 |
| HSL | hsl(205.71,18.92%,78.24%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(205.71,10%,82.35%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.3173,-2.3124,-5.8913) |
| XYZ | xyz(53.5058,57.2452,69.2021) |