Polar Mist is pale, cool-toned shade of cool blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm yellow, cool green or cool red
| Inverse Color | #525042 |
| Complementary Color | #bdbbad |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (232.5° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 70.98% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Polar Mist Color. The Vintage Ribbon color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Leadbelcher (#cacacb) for more calm effect. Try Monarchy as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#bdbbad is the best complementary color to Polar Mist. Warm yellow shades generally complement the cool blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #adafbd complementary color is Tea, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool cyan, cool blue, and warm blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Spun Pearl are #adb7bd and #b3adbd. Thus found on the left and right of #adafbd on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Hit Gray and Chatelle colors as they work well with Polar Mist.
The split-complementary Polar Mist palette consists of #b7bdad and #bdb3ad colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#bdbbad). Try Green Spring and Tide colors in combination with #adafbd, 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 #adafbd offers a combination of warm green and cool red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Polar Mist. Thus Green Spring and Pink Swan giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Polar Mist contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tea, Pink Swan, and Powder Ash split by 90° on the color wheel. #adafbd square combo is a palette of cool blue, warm magenta, warm yellow and cool green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Polar Mist tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#bdbbad) and two others. The Pink Swan is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tower Gray – 120° from the complementary Tea. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #bdadaf and #adbdbb.
In a RGB color space, hex #adafbd is made of 32% red, 33% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Polar Mist has a hue angle of 232.5°, a saturation of 10.81% and a lightness of 70.98%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #adafbd is made of 6.28% cyan, 5.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black ink.
| HEX | #adafbd |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(173,175,189) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 33%, 35% |
| CMYK | 6.28, 5.49, 0, 25.88 |
| HSL | hsl(232.5,10.81%,70.98%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(232.5,8.47%,74.12%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.7029,2.0477,-7.3766) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.7489,43.2183,54.2857) |