Silver Star 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 | #675f47 |
| Complementary Color | #b8b098 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (225° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 65.88% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Silver Star Color. The Ombre Grey color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Ship Cove (#7988ab) for more energetic effect. Try Blunt as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#b8b098 is the best complementary color to Silver Star. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #98a0b8 complementary color is Heathered 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 Gull Gray are #98b0b8 and #a098b8. Thus found on the left and right of #98a0b8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Gull Gray and Amethyst Smoke colors as they work well with Silver Star.
The split-complementary Silver Star palette consists of #b0b898 and #b8a098 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b8b098). Try Schist and Thatch colors in combination with #98a0b8, 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 #98a0b8 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 Silver Star. Thus Norway and Thatch giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Silver Star contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Heathered Gray, Lily, and Summer Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #98a0b8 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, warm 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. Silver Star tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#b8b098) and two others. The Thatch is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Summer Green – 120° from the complementary Heathered Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b898a0 and #98b8b0.
In a RGB color space, hex #98a0b8 is made of 31% red, 32% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Silver Star has a hue angle of 225°, a saturation of 18.39% and a lightness of 65.88%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #98a0b8 is made of 12.55% cyan, 9.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.84% black ink.
| HEX | #98a0b8 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(152,160,184) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 32%, 37% |
| CMYK | 12.55, 9.41, 0, 27.84 |
| HSL | hsl(225,18.39%,65.88%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(225,17.39%,72.16%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.9643,2.2372,-13.3475) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.1714,35.2777,50.3557) |