Plein Air is pale, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with orange, warm green or red magenta
| Inverse Color | #403529 |
| Complementary Color | #d6cbbf |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (211.3° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 79.41% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Plein Air Color. The Innuendo 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 Aerial View (#a0b2c8) for more energetic effect. Try Hydrangea Blossom as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#d6cbbf is the best complementary color to Plein Air. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #bfcad6 complementary color is Sisal, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Heather are #bfd5d6 and #bfbfd6. Thus found on the left and right of #bfcad6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Jet Stream and Blue Haze colors as they work well with Plein Air.
The split-complementary Plein Air palette consists of #d5d6bf and #d6bfbf colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d6cbbf). Try Moon Mist and Cold Turkey colors in combination with #bfcad6, 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 #bfcad6 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 Plein Air. Thus Pale Leaf and Maverick giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Plein Air contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Sisal, Maverick, and Pale Leaf split by 90° on the color wheel. #bfcad6 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and warm green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Plein Air tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#d6cbbf) and two others. The Maverick is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Paris White – 120° from the complementary Sisal. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d6bfca and #bfd6cb.
In a RGB color space, hex #bfcad6 is made of 31% red, 33% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Plein Air has a hue angle of 211.3°, a saturation of 21.9% and a lightness of 79.41%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bfcad6 is made of 9.02% cyan, 4.7% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.08% black ink.
| HEX | #bfcad6 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(191,202,214) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 33%, 35% |
| CMYK | 9.02, 4.7, 0, 16.08 |
| HSL | hsl(211.3,21.9%,79.41%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(211.3,10.75%,83.92%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.8346,-1.3815,-7.2552) |
| XYZ | xyz(54.744,58.1725,71.9614) |