Orchid Petal is pale, cool-toned shade of warm blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool yellow, warm cyan or warm red
| Inverse Color | #404b34 |
| Complementary Color | #c0cbb4 |
| Color Shade: | warm blue (268.7° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 75.1% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Orchid Petal Color. The Iron Maiden color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid blue bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Sword Steel (#d6d2de) for more calm effect. Try Lovely Lavender as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#c0cbb4 is the best complementary color to Orchid Petal. Cool yellow shades generally complement the warm blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #bfb4cb complementary color is Clay Ash, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool blue, warm blue, and cool magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Chatelle are #b4b4cb and #cab4cb. Thus found on the left and right of #bfb4cb on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Gray Suit and London Hue colors as they work well with Orchid Petal.
The split-complementary Orchid Petal palette consists of #b4cbb4 and #cbcab4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c0cbb4). Try Spring Rain and Foggy Gray colors in combination with #bfb4cb, 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 #bfb4cb offers a combination of cool green and warm red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Orchid Petal. Thus Gum Leaf and Soft Amber giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Orchid Petal contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Clay Ash, Cold Turkey, and Opal split by 90° on the color wheel. #bfb4cb square combo is a palette of warm blue, mid red, cool yellow and warm cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Orchid Petal tetradic combo consists of cool yellow complementary color (#c0cbb4) and two others. The Soft Amber is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Heather – 120° from the complementary Clay Ash. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #cbbfb4 and #b4c0cb.
In a RGB color space, hex #bfb4cb is made of 33% red, 31% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Orchid Petal has a hue angle of 268.7°, a saturation of 18.11% and a lightness of 75.1%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bfb4cb is made of 4.71% cyan, 9.02% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black ink.
| HEX | #bfb4cb |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(191,180,203) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 31%, 35% |
| CMYK | 4.71, 9.02, 0, 20.39 |
| HSL | hsl(268.7,18.11%,75.1%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(268.7,11.33%,79.61%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.8443,8.2175,-10.2139) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.5866,48.0307,63.21) |