Meander Blue Color

#bedbd8

Meander Blue 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 #412427
Complementary Color #dbbec1
Color Shade: warm cyan (173.79° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 80.2% (better contrasting with black)
Meander Blue Color Sample
Meander Blue Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #bedbd8

If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Meander Blue Color. The Second Wind color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Carefree (#dce9e9) for more calm effect. Try Starburst as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#dbbec1 is the best complementary color to Meander Blue. 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 #bedbd8 complementary color is Wafer, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Jet Stream are #bedbc9 and #becfdb. Thus found on the left and right of #bedbd8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Surf and Jungle Mist colors as they work well with Meander Blue.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Meander Blue palette consists of #dbc9be and #dbbecf colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#dbbec1). Try Wafer and Maverick colors in combination with #bedbd8, 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 #bedbd8 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 Meander Blue. Thus Tana and Prelude giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Meander Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Wafer, Lavender Gray, and Tana split by 90° on the color wheel. #bedbd8 square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, cool red and cool yellow 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. Meander Blue tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#dbbec1) and two others. The Prelude is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pixie Green – 120° from the complementary Wafer. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d8bedb and #c1dbbe.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #bedbd8 is made of 30% red, 35% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Meander Blue has a hue angle of 173.79°, a saturation of 28.71% and a lightness of 80.2%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bedbd8 is made of 11.37% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.17% yellow and 14.12% black ink.

HEX #bedbd8
RGB Decimal rgb(190,219,216)
RGB Percentage 30%, 35%, 35%
CMYK 11.37, 0, 1.17, 14.12
HSL hsl(173.79,28.71%,80.2%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(173.79,13.24%,85.88%)
CIE-LAB lab(85.2853,-10.146,-1.7695)
XYZ xyz(58.9614,66.5681,74.7071)
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