Northern Exposure Color

#bfc7d4

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

Inverse Color #40382b
Complementary Color #d4ccbf
Color Shade: blue cyan (217.14° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 79.02% (better contrasting with white)
Northern Exposure Color Sample
Northern Exposure Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #bfc7d4

If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Northern Exposure Color. The Lilac Time color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Lovely Lilac (#a7b0cc) for more energetic effect. Try Poetry Reading as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#d4ccbf is the best complementary color to Northern Exposure. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #bfc7d4 complementary color is Sisal, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Heather are #bfd1d4 and #c1bfd4. Thus found on the left and right of #bfc7d4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Loblolly and Blue Haze colors as they work well with Northern Exposure.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Northern Exposure palette consists of #d1d4bf and #d4c1bf colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d4ccbf). Try Foggy Gray and Cold Turkey colors in combination with #bfc7d4, 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 #bfc7d4 offers a combination of yellow green and red magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Northern Exposure. Thus Pale Leaf and Cold Turkey giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Northern Exposure contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Sisal, Maverick, and Sea Mist split by 90° on the color wheel. #bfc7d4 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid 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. Northern Exposure tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#d4ccbf) and two others. The Cold Turkey is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Conch – 120° from the complementary Sisal. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d4bfc7 and #bfd4cc.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #bfc7d4 is made of 32% red, 33% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Northern Exposure has a hue angle of 217.14°, a saturation of 19.63% and a lightness of 79.02%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bfc7d4 is made of 8.24% cyan, 5.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.86% black ink.

HEX #bfc7d4
RGB Decimal rgb(191,199,212)
RGB Percentage 32%, 33%, 35%
CMYK 8.24, 5.1, 0, 16.86
HSL hsl(217.14,19.63%,79.02%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(217.14,9.91%,83.14%)
CIE-LAB lab(79.9974,-0.1961,-7.4227)
XYZ xyz(53.7929,56.6767,70.3919)
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