Top Shelf is pale, cool-toned shade of cool blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm yellow, cool green or cool red
| Inverse Color | #7d7763 |
| Complementary Color | #9c9682 |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (226.15° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 56.08% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Top Shelf Color. The Heather Grey color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Deep Larkspur (#687189) for more energetic effect. Try Colony Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#9c9682 is the best complementary color to Top Shelf. Warm yellow shades generally complement the cool blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #82889c complementary color is Gurkha, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool cyan, cool blue, and warm blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Manatee are #82949c and #89829c. Thus found on the left and right of #82889c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Regent Gray and Waterloo colors as they work well with Top Shelf.
The split-complementary Top Shelf palette consists of #949c82 and #9c8982 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9c9682). Try Sage and Pharlap colors in combination with #82889c, 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 #82889c 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 Top Shelf. Thus Spanish Green and Bazaar giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Top Shelf contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Gurkha, Mountbatten Pink, and Spanish Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #82889c square combo is a palette of cool blue, warm magenta, warm yellow and cool green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Top Shelf tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#9c9682) and two others. The Bazaar is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Granny Smith – 120° from the complementary Gurkha. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9c8287 and #829c96.
In a RGB color space, hex #82889c is made of 31% red, 32% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Top Shelf has a hue angle of 226.15°, a saturation of 11.61% and a lightness of 56.08%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #82889c is made of 10.2% cyan, 7.85% magenta, 0% yellow and 38.82% black ink.
| HEX | #82889c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(130,136,156) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 32%, 37% |
| CMYK | 10.2, 7.85, 0, 38.82 |
| HSL | hsl(226.15,11.61%,56.08%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(226.15,16.67%,61.18%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.8354,2.1314,-11.38) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.0108,24.7544,34.9651) |