Silverado is pale, cool-toned shade of warm blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool yellow, warm cyan or warm red
| Inverse Color | #959b8d |
| Complementary Color | #6c7263 |
| Color Shade: | warm blue (265.71° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 41.96% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Silverado Color. The Purple Silhouette color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid blue bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Blackcurrant Elixir (#5c4f6a) for more energetic effect. Try Nymph's Delight as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#6c7263 is the best complementary color to Silverado. Cool yellow shades generally complement the warm blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #6a6472 complementary color is Limed Ash, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool blue, warm blue, and cool magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Salt Box are #636472 and #716372. Thus found on the left and right of #6a6472 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mid Gray and Salt Box colors as they work well with Silverado.
The split-complementary Silverado palette consists of #647263 and #727163 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6c7263). Try Willow Grove and Flint colors in combination with #6a6472, 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 #6a6472 offers a combination of cool green and warm red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Silverado. Thus Corduroy and Flint giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Silverado contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Limed Ash, Scorpion, and Corduroy split by 90° on the color wheel. #6a6472 square combo is a palette of warm blue, cool red, cool yellow and warm cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Silverado tetradic combo consists of cool yellow complementary color (#6c7263) and two others. The Flint is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Nevada – 120° from the complementary Limed Ash. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #726a63 and #636c72.
In a RGB color space, hex #6a6472 is made of 33% red, 31% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Silverado has a hue angle of 265.71°, a saturation of 6.54% and a lightness of 41.96%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6a6472 is made of 3.14% cyan, 5.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 55.29% black ink.
| HEX | #6a6472 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(106,100,114) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 31%, 36% |
| CMYK | 3.14, 5.49, 0, 55.29 |
| HSL | hsl(265.71,6.54%,41.96%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(265.71,12.28%,44.71%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.3501,5.3034,-7.012) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.5383,13.3934,17.7912) |