Ball Gown is pale, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, mid green or cool red
| Inverse Color | #ada99e |
| Complementary Color | #605c52 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (224° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 35.1% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Ball Gown Color. The Dolphin Dream color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Nouveau (#686f7e) for more energetic effect. Try Granite Canyon as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#605c52 is the best complementary color to Ball Gown. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #525661 complementary color is Chicago, 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 Trout are #525d60 and #555260. Thus found on the left and right of #525661 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Abbey and Scarpa Flow colors as they work well with Ball Gown.
The split-complementary Ball Gown palette consists of #5d6052 and #605552 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#605c52). Try Siam and Dorado colors in combination with #525661, 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 #525661 offers a combination of warm green and cool red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Ball Gown. Thus Finlandia and Don Juan giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Ball Gown contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Chicago, Don Juan, and Nandor split by 90° on the color wheel. #525661 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. Ball Gown tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#605c52) and two others. The Don Juan is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Nandor – 120° from the complementary Chicago. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #605255 and #52605c.
In a RGB color space, hex #525661 is made of 31% red, 32% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Ball Gown has a hue angle of 224°, a saturation of 8.38% and a lightness of 35.1%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #525661 is made of 5.88% cyan, 4.31% magenta, 0% yellow and 61.96% black ink.
| HEX | #525661 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(82,86,97) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 32%, 37% |
| CMYK | 5.88, 4.31, 0, 61.96 |
| HSL | hsl(224,8.38%,35.1%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(224,15.46%,38.04%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.5791,0.968,-6.8962) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.9651,9.3125,12.6342) |