Paris White Color

#bfcdc0

Paris White is pale, warm-toned shade of mid green. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with mid magenta, orange or mid blue

Inverse Color #40323f
Complementary Color #cdbfcc
Color Shade: mid green (124.29° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 77.65% (better contrasting with black)
Paris White Color Sample
Paris White Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #bfcdc0

If you're looking for a similar mid green shade, there are some better alternatives to Paris White Color. The Nomadic Dream color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm green bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Reflecting Pool (#dcdfdc) for more calm effect. Try Silver Shadow as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#cdbfcc is the best complementary color to Paris White. Mid magenta shades generally complement the mid green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #bfcdc0 complementary color is Maverick, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of yellow green, mid green, and green cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Pumice are #c5cdbf and #bfcdc7. Thus found on the left and right of #bfcdc0 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Clay Ash and Powder Ash colors as they work well with Paris White.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Paris White palette consists of #cdbfc4 and #c7bfcd colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#cdbfcc). Try Cold Turkey and Chatelle colors in combination with #bfcdc0, 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 #bfcdc0 offers a combination of mid red and mid blue shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Paris White. Thus Silver Rust and Gray Suit giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Paris White contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Maverick, Loblolly, and Swirl split by 90° on the color wheel. #bfcdc0 square combo is a palette of mid green, blue cyan, mid magenta and orange 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. Paris White tetradic combo consists of mid magenta complementary color (#cdbfcc) and two others. The Gray Suit is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Kangaroo – 120° from the complementary Maverick. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c0bfcd and #cccdbf.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #bfcdc0 is made of 32% red, 35% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Paris White has a hue angle of 124.29°, a saturation of 12.28% and a lightness of 77.65%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bfcdc0 is made of 5.49% cyan, 0% magenta, 5.1% yellow and 19.61% black ink.

HEX #bfcdc0
RGB Decimal rgb(191,205,192)
RGB Percentage 32%, 35%, 33%
CMYK 5.49, 0, 5.1, 19.61
HSL hsl(124.29,12.28%,77.65%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(124.29,6.83%,80.39%)
CIE-LAB lab(81.0407,-7.1717,4.8278)
XYZ xyz(52.8316,58.5448,58.3849)
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