Laurel Mist Color

#acb5a1

Laurel Mist is pale, warm-toned shade of cool yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm blue, cool red or cool cyan

Inverse Color #534a5e
Complementary Color #aaa1b5
Color Shade: cool yellow (87° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 67.06% (better contrasting with white)
Laurel Mist Color Sample
Laurel Mist Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #acb5a1

If you're looking for a similar cool yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Laurel Mist Color. The Solstice color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid yellow bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Huntington Garden (#96a782) for more energetic effect. Try Greystone as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#aaa1b5 is the best complementary color to Laurel Mist. Warm blue shades generally complement the cool yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #acb5a1 complementary color is Amethyst Smoke, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm yellow, cool yellow, and warm green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Bud are #b5b4a1 and #a2b5a1. Thus found on the left and right of #acb5a1 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Eagle and Norway colors as they work well with Laurel Mist.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Laurel Mist palette consists of #b4a1b5 and #a1a2b5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#aaa1b5). Try London Hue and Santas Gray colors in combination with #acb5a1, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #acb5a1 offers a combination of warm magenta and cool cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Laurel Mist. Thus Dusty Gray and Hit Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Laurel Mist contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Amethyst Smoke, Tower Gray, and Martini split by 90° on the color wheel. #acb5a1 square combo is a palette of cool yellow, warm cyan, warm blue and cool red shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Laurel Mist tetradic combo consists of warm blue complementary color (#aaa1b5) and two others. The Hit Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Nomad – 120° from the complementary Amethyst Smoke. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a1acb5 and #b5aaa1.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #acb5a1 is made of 33% red, 35% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Laurel Mist has a hue angle of 87°, a saturation of 11.9% and a lightness of 67.06%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #acb5a1 is made of 3.53% cyan, 0% magenta, 7.84% yellow and 29.02% black ink.

HEX #acb5a1
RGB Decimal rgb(172,181,161)
RGB Percentage 33%, 35%, 31%
CMYK 3.53, 0, 7.84, 29.02
HSL hsl(87,11.9%,67.06%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(87,11.05%,70.98%)
CIE-LAB lab(72.4895,-6.819,9.1139)
XYZ xyz(39.9702,44.3916,40.18)
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