Serendipity is pale, warm-toned shade of green cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with red magenta, mid yellow or violet
| Inverse Color | #421e27 |
| Complementary Color | #e1bdc6 |
| Color Shade: | green cyan (165° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 81.18% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar green cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Serendipity Color. The Pageant Green color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool green bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Morning Light Wave (#e0efe9) for more calm effect. Try Aquacade as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#e1bdc6 is the best complementary color to Serendipity. Red magenta shades generally complement the green cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #bde1d8 complementary color is Pink Flare, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid green, green cyan, and mid cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Skeptic are #bde1c6 and #bdd8e1. Thus found on the left and right of #bde1d8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Fringy Flower and Ziggurat colors as they work well with Serendipity.
The split-complementary Serendipity palette consists of #e1c6bd and #e1bdd7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e1bdc6). Try Cavern Pink and Melanie colors in combination with #bde1d8, 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 #bde1d8 offers a combination of orange and violet shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Serendipity. Thus Bone and Prelude giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Serendipity contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pink Flare, Prelude, and Beryl Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #bde1d8 square combo is a palette of green cyan, mid blue, red magenta and mid yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Serendipity tetradic combo consists of red magenta complementary color (#e1bdc6) 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 #d8bde1 and #c6e1bd.
In a RGB color space, hex #bde1d8 is made of 30% red, 36% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Serendipity has a hue angle of 165°, a saturation of 37.5% and a lightness of 81.18%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bde1d8 is made of 14.12% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.53% yellow and 11.76% black ink.
| HEX | #bde1d8 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(189,225,216) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 36%, 34% |
| CMYK | 14.12, 0, 3.53, 11.76 |
| HSL | hsl(165,37.5%,81.18%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(165,16%,88.24%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.8137,-13.516,0.4575) |
| XYZ | xyz(60.3061,69.6271,75.2267) |