Northern Light Grey is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #58514b |
| Complementary Color | #b4ada7 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (207.69° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 68.04% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Northern Light Grey Color. The Roman Bath color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Faded Sea (#8d9cae) for more energetic effect. Try Approaching Dusk as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#b4ada7 is the best complementary color to Northern Light Grey. Warm red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a7aeb4 complementary color is Cloudy, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Gray Chateau are #a7b4b3 and #a7a7b4. Thus found on the left and right of #a7aeb4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Edward and Spun Pearl colors as they work well with Northern Light Grey.
The split-complementary Northern Light Grey palette consists of #b4b3a7 and #b4a7a7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b4ada7). Try Eagle and Martini colors in combination with #a7aeb4, 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 #a7aeb4 offers a combination of cool yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Northern Light Grey. Thus Bud and Shady Lady giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Northern Light Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cloudy, London Hue, and Green Spring split by 90° on the color wheel. #a7aeb4 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Northern Light Grey tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#b4ada7) and two others. The Shady Lady is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Edward – 120° from the complementary Cloudy. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b4a7ae and #a7b4ad.
In a RGB color space, hex #a7aeb4 is made of 32% red, 33% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Northern Light Grey has a hue angle of 207.69°, a saturation of 7.98% and a lightness of 68.04%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a7aeb4 is made of 5.1% cyan, 2.35% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.41% black ink.
| HEX | #a7aeb4 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(167,174,180) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 33%, 35% |
| CMYK | 5.1, 2.35, 0, 29.41 |
| HSL | hsl(207.69,7.98%,68.04%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(207.69,7.22%,70.59%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.721,-1.2679,-3.9259) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.3106,41.7829,49.173) |