Billowy Color

#c0c6bc

Billowy is pale, warm-toned shade of yellow green. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with violet, mid red or blue cyan

Inverse Color #3f3943
Complementary Color #c2bcc5
Color Shade: yellow green (96° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 75.69% (better contrasting with white)
Billowy Color Sample
Billowy Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #c0c6bc

If you're looking for a similar yellow green shade, there are some better alternatives to Billowy Color. The Creamy Spinach color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool yellow bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Colonial Revival Sea Green (#aebea6) for more energetic effect. Try Salvia as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#c2bcc5 is the best complementary color to Billowy. Violet shades generally complement the yellow green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c0c6bc complementary color is Chatelle, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid yellow, yellow green, and mid green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Green Spring are #c4c5bc and #bcc5bd. Thus found on the left and right of #c0c6bc on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mist Gray and Pumice colors as they work well with Billowy.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Billowy palette consists of #c5bcc4 and #bdbcc5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c2bcc5). Try Pale Slate and French Gray colors in combination with #c0c6bc, 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 #c0c6bc offers a combination of red magenta and blue cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Billowy. Thus Pale Slate and Silver Sand giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Billowy contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Chatelle, Submarine, and Silver Rust split by 90° on the color wheel. #c0c6bc square combo is a palette of yellow green, mid cyan, violet and mid red 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. Billowy tetradic combo consists of violet complementary color (#c2bcc5) and two others. The Silver Sand is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cloud – 120° from the complementary Chatelle. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #bcc0c5 and #c5c2bc.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #c0c6bc is made of 33% red, 34% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Billowy has a hue angle of 96°, a saturation of 8.06% and a lightness of 75.69%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c0c6bc is made of 2.36% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.92% yellow and 22.35% black ink.

HEX #c0c6bc
RGB Decimal rgb(192,198,188)
RGB Percentage 33%, 34%, 33%
CMYK 2.36, 0, 3.92, 22.35
HSL hsl(96,8.06%,75.69%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(96,5.05%,77.65%)
CIE-LAB lab(79.171,-3.8943,4.2795)
XYZ xyz(51.0094,55.2255,55.5481)
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