Thunder Bay 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 | #342628 |
| Complementary Color | #d9cbcc |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (171.43° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 82.35% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Thunder Bay Color. The Light Teal color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Dipped in Cloudy Dreams (#e9eeee) for more calm effect. Try Andean Opal Green as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#d9cbcc is the best complementary color to Thunder Bay. 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 #cbd9d7 complementary color is Swiss Coffee, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Nebula are #cbd9d0 and #cbd3d9. Thus found on the left and right of #cbd9d7 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Conch and Loblolly colors as they work well with Thunder Bay.
The split-complementary Thunder Bay palette consists of #d9d0cb and #d9cbd3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d9cbcc). Try Swirl and Lola colors in combination with #cbd9d7, 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 #cbd9d7 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 Thunder Bay. Thus Timberwolf and Gray Suit giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Thunder Bay contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Swiss Coffee, Mischka, and Moon Mist split by 90° on the color wheel. #cbd9d7 square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, cool red and cool yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Thunder Bay tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#d9cbcc) and two others. The Gray Suit is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tasman – 120° from the complementary Swiss Coffee. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d6cbd9 and #ccd9cb.
In a RGB color space, hex #cbd9d7 is made of 32% red, 34% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Thunder Bay has a hue angle of 171.43°, a saturation of 15.56% and a lightness of 82.35%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cbd9d7 is made of 5.49% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.79% yellow and 14.9% black ink.
| HEX | #cbd9d7 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(203,217,215) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 34%, 34% |
| CMYK | 5.49, 0, 0.79, 14.9 |
| HSL | hsl(171.43,15.56%,82.35%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(171.43,6.45%,85.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(85.6192,-5.0658,-0.6468) |
| XYZ | xyz(61.7072,67.2285,74.0141) |