Aqua Whisper Color

#bfdfdf

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

Inverse Color #402020
Complementary Color #dfbfbf
Color Shade: warm cyan (180° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 81.18% (better contrasting with black)
Aqua Whisper Color Sample
Aqua Whisper Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #bfdfdf

If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Aqua Whisper Color. The Wave Crest color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Soft Blue White (#dae7e9) for more calm effect. Try Blue Flax as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#dfbfbf is the best complementary color to Aqua Whisper. Mid red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #bfdfdf complementary color is Pink Flare, 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 Ziggurat are #bfdfcf and #bfcfdf. Thus found on the left and right of #bfdfdf on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Edgewater and Ziggurat colors as they work well with Aqua Whisper.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Aqua Whisper palette consists of #dfcfbf and #dfbfcf colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#dfbfbf). Try Bone and Pink Flare colors in combination with #bfdfdf, 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 #bfdfdf 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 Aqua Whisper. Thus Tana and Twilight giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Aqua Whisper contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pink Flare, Prelude, and Pixie Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #bfdfdf square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, mid 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. Aqua Whisper tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#dfbfbf) and two others. The Twilight is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pixie Green – 120° from the complementary Pink Flare. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #dfbfdf and #bfdfbf.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #bfdfdf is made of 30% red, 35% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Aqua Whisper has a hue angle of 180°, a saturation of 33.33% and a lightness of 81.18%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bfdfdf is made of 12.55% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.55% black ink.

HEX #bfdfdf
RGB Decimal rgb(191,223,223)
RGB Percentage 30%, 35%, 35%
CMYK 12.55, 0, 0, 12.55
HSL hsl(180,33.33%,81.18%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(180,14.35%,87.45%)
CIE-LAB lab(86.5928,-10.4687,-3.5412)
XYZ xyz(61.1928,69.1794,79.9398)
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