Antarctica Lake Color

#bfd2d0

Antarctica Lake is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool red, cool yellow or cool magenta

Inverse Color #402d2f
Complementary Color #d2bfc0
Color Shade: warm cyan (173.68° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 78.63% (better contrasting with black)
Antarctica Lake Color Sample
Antarctica Lake Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #bfd2d0

If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Antarctica Lake Color. The Prized Celadon color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Raindrop (#9ec6c6) for more energetic effect. Try Etched Glass as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#d2bfc0 is the best complementary color to Antarctica Lake. Cool red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #bfd2d0 complementary color is Cold Turkey, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Tiara are #bfd2c6 and #bfcad2. Thus found on the left and right of #bfd2d0 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Conch and Loblolly colors as they work well with Antarctica Lake.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Antarctica Lake palette consists of #d2c6bf and #d2bfca colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d2bfc0). Try Swirl and Maverick colors in combination with #bfd2d0, 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 #bfd2d0 offers a combination of warm yellow and cool magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Antarctica Lake. Thus Foggy Gray and Chatelle giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Antarctica Lake contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cold Turkey, Gray Suit, and Clay Ash split by 90° on the color wheel. #bfd2d0 square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, cool red and cool yellow 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. Antarctica Lake tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#d2bfc0) and two others. The Chatelle is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pale Leaf – 120° from the complementary Cold Turkey. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d0bfd2 and #c1d2bf.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #bfd2d0 is made of 31% red, 34% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Antarctica Lake has a hue angle of 173.68°, a saturation of 17.43% and a lightness of 78.63%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bfd2d0 is made of 7.45% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.78% yellow and 17.65% black ink.

HEX #bfd2d0
RGB Decimal rgb(191,210,208)
RGB Percentage 31%, 34%, 34%
CMYK 7.45, 0, 0.78, 17.65
HSL hsl(173.68,17.43%,78.63%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(173.68,9.05%,82.35%)
CIE-LAB lab(82.7662,-6.7557,-1.2032)
XYZ xyz(55.9176,61.7236,68.6412)
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