Antiqued Aqua Color

#bdccc1

Antiqued Aqua is pale, warm-toned shade of cool green. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with warm magenta, orange or warm blue

Inverse Color #42333e
Complementary Color #ccbdc8
Color Shade: cool green (136° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 77.06% (better contrasting with black)
Antiqued Aqua Color Sample
Antiqued Aqua Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #bdccc1

If you're looking for a similar cool green shade, there are some better alternatives to Antiqued Aqua Color. The Spring Reflection color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid green bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Vinalhaven (#acb3ae) for more calm effect. Try Mystic as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#ccbdc8 is the best complementary color to Antiqued Aqua. 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 #bdccc1 complementary color is Pale Slate, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm green, cool green, and green cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Powder Ash are #c0ccbd and #bdccc8. Thus found on the left and right of #bdccc1 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Clay Ash and Powder Ash colors as they work well with Antiqued Aqua.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Antiqued Aqua palette consists of #ccbdc0 and #c8bdcc colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ccbdc8). Try Cold Turkey and Chatelle colors in combination with #bdccc1, 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 #bdccc1 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 Antiqued Aqua. Thus Silver Rust and Gray Suit giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Antiqued Aqua contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pale Slate, Ghost, and Ash split by 90° on the color wheel. #bdccc1 square combo is a palette of cool green, cool blue, warm magenta and orange 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. Antiqued Aqua tetradic combo consists of warm magenta complementary color (#ccbdc8) and two others. The Gray Suit is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Kangaroo – 120° from the complementary Pale Slate. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c1bdcc and #c8ccbd.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #bdccc1 is made of 32% red, 35% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Antiqued Aqua has a hue angle of 136°, a saturation of 12.82% and a lightness of 77.06%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bdccc1 is made of 5.88% cyan, 0% magenta, 4.31% yellow and 20% black ink.

HEX #bdccc1
RGB Decimal rgb(189,204,193)
RGB Percentage 32%, 35%, 33%
CMYK 5.88, 0, 4.31, 20
HSL hsl(136,12.82%,77.06%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(136,7.35%,80%)
CIE-LAB lab(80.658,-7.1544,3.7213)
XYZ xyz(52.2048,57.8548,58.8677)
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