Sylph is pale, cool-toned shade of warm blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool yellow, warm cyan or warm red
| Inverse Color | #52554e |
| Complementary Color | #aeb1aa |
| Color Shade: | warm blue (265.71° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 68.04% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Sylph Color. The Clary Sage color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid blue bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Purple Surf (#9b95a9) for more energetic effect. Try Lilac Blossom as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#aeb1aa is the best complementary color to Sylph. Cool yellow shades generally complement the warm blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #adaab1 complementary color is Bud, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool blue, warm blue, and cool magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Spun Pearl are #aaaab1 and #b0aab1. Thus found on the left and right of #adaab1 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Spun Pearl and Chatelle colors as they work well with Sylph.
The split-complementary Sylph palette consists of #aab1aa and #b1b0aa colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#aeb1aa). Try Edward and Delta colors in combination with #adaab1, 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 #adaab1 offers a combination of cool green and warm red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Sylph. Thus Edward and Cloudy giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Sylph contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bud, Nobel, and Edward split by 90° on the color wheel. #adaab1 square combo is a palette of warm blue, mid red, cool yellow and warm cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Sylph tetradic combo consists of cool yellow complementary color (#aeb1aa) and two others. The Cloudy is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Gray Chateau – 120° from the complementary Bud. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b1adaa and #aaaeb1.
In a RGB color space, hex #adaab1 is made of 33% red, 33% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Sylph has a hue angle of 265.71°, a saturation of 4.29% and a lightness of 68.04%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #adaab1 is made of 1.57% cyan, 2.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 30.59% black ink.
| HEX | #adaab1 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(173,170,177) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 33%, 34% |
| CMYK | 1.57, 2.74, 0, 30.59 |
| HSL | hsl(265.71,4.29%,68.04%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(265.71,3.95%,69.41%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.0412,2.3982,-3.2178) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.5441,40.808,47.3875) |