Tide Color

#bfb8b0

Tide is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan

Inverse Color #40474f
Complementary Color #b0b7bf
Color Shade: orange (32° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 71.96% (better contrasting with white)
Tide Color Sample
Tide Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #bfb8b0

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Tide Color. The Trusty Tan color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Light Taupe (#b19d8d) for more energetic effect. Try Over the Taupe as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#b0b7bf is the best complementary color to Tide. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #bfb8b0 complementary color is Bombay, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Tide are #bfb0b0 and #bebfb0. Thus found on the left and right of #bfb8b0 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pink Swan and Ash colors as they work well with Tide.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Tide palette consists of #b0b0bf and #b0bebf colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b0b7bf). Try Spun Pearl and Tower Gray colors in combination with #bfb8b0, 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 #bfb8b0 offers a combination of violet and green cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Tide. Thus Chatelle and Powder Ash giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Tide contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bombay, Green Spring, and Pale Slate split by 90° on the color wheel. #bfb8b0 square combo is a palette of orange, warm green, blue cyan and mid magenta 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. Tide tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#b0b7bf) and two others. The Powder Ash is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pink Swan – 120° from the complementary Bombay. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b0bfb8 and #bfb0b6.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #bfb8b0 is made of 35% red, 33% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Tide has a hue angle of 32°, a saturation of 10.49% and a lightness of 71.96%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bfb8b0 is made of 0% cyan, 2.74% magenta, 5.88% yellow and 25.1% black ink.

HEX #bfb8b0
RGB Decimal rgb(191,184,176)
RGB Percentage 35%, 33%, 32%
CMYK 0, 2.74, 5.88, 25.1
HSL hsl(32,10.49%,71.96%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(32,7.85%,74.9%)
CIE-LAB lab(75.1342,1.056,4.9285)
XYZ xyz(46.4628,48.4919,47.9853)
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