Grey Grain 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 | #564240 |
| Complementary Color | #bfaaa8 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (185.45° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 70.59% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Grey Grain Color. The Aquitaine color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Dusty Sky (#95a3a6) for more calm effect. Try Hydrology as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#bfaaa8 is the best complementary color to Grey Grain. 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 #a9bdbf complementary color is Silk, 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 Tower Gray are #a8bfb5 and #a8b2bf. Thus found on the left and right of #a9bdbf on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Opal and Cadet Blue colors as they work well with Grey Grain.
The split-complementary Grey Grain palette consists of #bfb5a8 and #bfa8b2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#bfaaa8). Try Silk and Lily colors in combination with #a9bdbf, 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 #a9bdbf 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 Grey Grain. Thus Eagle and Lily giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Grey Grain contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Silk, Chatelle, and Green Spring split by 90° on the color wheel. #a9bdbf 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. Grey Grain tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#bfaaa8) and two others. The Lily is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Norway – 120° from the complementary Silk. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #bfa8bd and #a8bfaa.
In a RGB color space, hex #a9bdbf is made of 31% red, 34% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Grey Grain has a hue angle of 185.45°, a saturation of 14.67% and a lightness of 70.59%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a9bdbf is made of 8.63% cyan, 0.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black ink.
| HEX | #a9bdbf |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(169,189,191) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 34%, 35% |
| CMYK | 8.63, 0.78, 0, 25.1 |
| HSL | hsl(185.45,14.67%,70.59%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(185.45,11.52%,74.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.1967,-6.4058,-3.3403) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.9638,48.5918,56.3522) |