Poppy Seed is pale, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, mid green or red magenta
| Inverse Color | #b5b1ab |
| Complementary Color | #54504a |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (216° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 30.98% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Poppy Seed Color. The Speedwell color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Shuttle Grey (#61666b) for more calm effect. Try Fuel Town as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#54504a is the best complementary color to Poppy Seed. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #4a4e54 complementary color is Fuscous Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Abbey are #4a5254 and #4b4a54. Thus found on the left and right of #4a4e54 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Abbey and Abbey colors as they work well with Poppy Seed.
The split-complementary Poppy Seed palette consists of #53544a and #544b4a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#54504a). Try Fuscous Gray and Emperor colors in combination with #4a4e54, 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 #4a4e54 offers a combination of yellow green and red magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Poppy Seed. Thus Gray Asparagus and Emperor giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Poppy Seed contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Fuscous Gray, Emperor, and Gray Asparagus split by 90° on the color wheel. #4a4e54 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Poppy Seed tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#54504a) and two others. The Emperor is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Nandor – 120° from the complementary Fuscous Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #544a4d and #4a5450.
In a RGB color space, hex #4a4e54 is made of 31% red, 33% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Poppy Seed has a hue angle of 216°, a saturation of 6.33% and a lightness of 30.98%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4a4e54 is made of 3.92% cyan, 2.35% magenta, 0% yellow and 67.06% black ink.
| HEX | #4a4e54 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(74,78,84) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 33%, 36% |
| CMYK | 3.92, 2.35, 0, 67.06 |
| HSL | hsl(216,6.33%,30.98%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(216,11.9%,32.94%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(33.0161,-0.2199,-4.0923) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.1487,7.5447,9.467) |