Ziggurat Color

#bfdbe2

Ziggurat is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or mid magenta

Inverse Color #40241d
Complementary Color #e2c6bf
Color Shade: mid cyan (192° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 81.76% (better contrasting with black)
Ziggurat Color Sample
Ziggurat Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #bfdbe2

If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Ziggurat Color. The Blue Stream color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Maya Green (#98d2d9) for more energetic effect. Try Dulcet as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#e2c6bf is the best complementary color to Ziggurat. Mid red shades generally complement the mid cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #bfdbe2 complementary color is Cavern Pink, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Ziggurat are #bfe2d7 and #bfc9e2. Thus found on the left and right of #bfdbe2 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Skeptic and Periwinkle Gray colors as they work well with Ziggurat.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Ziggurat palette consists of #e2d7bf and #e2bfc9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e2c6bf). Try Bone and Pink Flare colors in combination with #bfdbe2, 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 #bfdbe2 offers a combination of mid yellow and mid magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Ziggurat. Thus Beryl Green and Melanie giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Ziggurat contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cavern Pink, Prelude, and Pixie Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #bfdbe2 square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow 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. Ziggurat tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#e2c6bf) and two others. The Melanie is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Edgewater – 120° from the complementary Cavern Pink. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e2bfda and #bfe2c6.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #bfdbe2 is made of 30% red, 34% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Ziggurat has a hue angle of 192°, a saturation of 37.63% and a lightness of 81.76%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bfdbe2 is made of 13.73% cyan, 2.75% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black ink.

HEX #bfdbe2
RGB Decimal rgb(191,219,226)
RGB Percentage 30%, 34%, 36%
CMYK 13.73, 2.75, 0, 11.37
HSL hsl(192,37.63%,81.76%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(192,15.49%,88.63%)
CIE-LAB lab(85.6202,-7.8055,-6.5605)
XYZ xyz(60.5448,67.2304,81.7372)
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