Winterscape Color

#bdd4de

Winterscape 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 #422b21
Complementary Color #dec7bd
Color Shade: cool cyan (198.18° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 80.59% (better contrasting with black)
Winterscape Color Sample
Winterscape Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #bdd4de

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Winterscape Color. The Gentle Sky color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Stretch of Water (#9dbbd0) for more energetic effect. Try Surfside as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#dec7bd is the best complementary color to Winterscape. 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 #bdd4de complementary color is Dust Storm, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

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 #bdded7 and #bdc3de. Thus found on the left and right of #bdd4de on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Edgewater and Pigeon Post colors as they work well with Winterscape.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Winterscape palette consists of #ded7bd and #debdc3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#dec7bd). Try Tana and Pink Flare colors in combination with #bdd4de, 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 #bdd4de 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 Winterscape. Thus Tana and Melanie giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Winterscape contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Dust Storm, Prelude, and Pixie Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #bdd4de square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green 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. Winterscape tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#dec7bd) and two others. The Melanie is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Edgewater – 120° from the complementary Dust Storm. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #debdd3 and #bddec7.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #bdd4de is made of 30% red, 34% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Winterscape has a hue angle of 198.18°, a saturation of 33.33% and a lightness of 80.59%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bdd4de is made of 12.94% cyan, 3.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black ink.

HEX #bdd4de
RGB Decimal rgb(189,212,222)
RGB Percentage 30%, 34%, 36%
CMYK 12.94, 3.92, 0, 12.94
HSL hsl(198.18,33.33%,80.59%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(198.18,14.86%,87.06%)
CIE-LAB lab(83.5368,-5.6367,-7.5376)
XYZ xyz(57.7146,63.1797,78.2603)
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