Powder Mill is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or mid magenta
| Inverse Color | #634c4a |
| Complementary Color | #b59e9c |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (184.8° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 66.08% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Powder Mill Color. The Aged Pewter color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Lakeview (#819aa0) for more calm effect. Try Grey Flannel as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#b59e9c is the best complementary color to Powder Mill. Mid red shades generally complement the mid cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #9cb3b5 complementary color is Thatch, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Gull Gray are #9cb5aa and #9ca6b5. Thus found on the left and right of #9cb3b5 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Summer Green and Gull Gray colors as they work well with Powder Mill.
The split-complementary Powder Mill palette consists of #b5aa9c and #b59ca6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b59e9c). Try Nomad and Dusty Gray colors in combination with #9cb3b5, 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 #9cb3b5 offers a combination of mid yellow and mid magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Powder Mill. Thus Eagle and Shady Lady giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Powder Mill contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Thatch, Amethyst Smoke, and Schist split by 90° on the color wheel. #9cb3b5 square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Powder Mill tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#b59e9c) and two others. The Shady Lady is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Norway – 120° from the complementary Thatch. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b59cb2 and #9cb59e.
In a RGB color space, hex #9cb3b5 is made of 30% red, 35% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Powder Mill has a hue angle of 184.8°, a saturation of 14.45% and a lightness of 66.08%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9cb3b5 is made of 9.8% cyan, 0.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.02% black ink.
| HEX | #9cb3b5 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(156,179,181) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 35%, 35% |
| CMYK | 9.8, 0.78, 0, 29.02 |
| HSL | hsl(184.8,14.45%,66.08%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(184.8,13.81%,70.98%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.3129,-7.4549,-3.6943) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.1709,42.6443,49.9354) |