Soft Celadon is pale, warm-toned shade of green cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with red magenta, mid yellow or violet
| Inverse Color | #403037 |
| Complementary Color | #cfbfc6 |
| Color Shade: | green cyan (153.75° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 78.04% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar green cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Soft Celadon Color. The River Veil color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool green bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Mild Mint (#dce6e3) for more energetic effect. Try Periglacial Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#cfbfc6 is the best complementary color to Soft Celadon. Red magenta shades generally complement the green cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #bfcfc8 complementary color is Cold Turkey, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid green, green cyan, and mid cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Powder Ash are #bfcfc0 and #bfcecf. Thus found on the left and right of #bfcfc8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Powder Ash and Tiara colors as they work well with Soft Celadon.
The split-complementary Soft Celadon palette consists of #cfc0bf and #cfbfce colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#cfbfc6). Try Cold Turkey and Maverick colors in combination with #bfcfc8, 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 #bfcfc8 offers a combination of orange and violet shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Soft Celadon. Thus Swirl and Gray Suit giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Soft Celadon contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cold Turkey, Gray Suit, and Foggy Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #bfcfc8 square combo is a palette of green cyan, mid blue, red magenta and mid yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Soft Celadon tetradic combo consists of red magenta complementary color (#cfbfc6) and two others. The Gray Suit is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Clay Ash – 120° from the complementary Cold Turkey. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c8bfcf and #c6cfbf.
In a RGB color space, hex #bfcfc8 is made of 32% red, 35% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Soft Celadon has a hue angle of 153.75°, a saturation of 14.29% and a lightness of 78.04%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bfcfc8 is made of 6.28% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.75% yellow and 18.82% black ink.
| HEX | #bfcfc8 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(191,207,200) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 35%, 33% |
| CMYK | 6.28, 0, 2.75, 18.82 |
| HSL | hsl(153.75,14.29%,78.04%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(153.75,7.73%,81.18%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.7686,-6.7289,1.6085) |
| XYZ | xyz(54.224,59.8721,63.3422) |