Cloud Cover 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 | #524a43 |
| Complementary Color | #bcb4ad |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (208° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 70.78% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Cloud Cover Color. The Dusty Blue 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 Sonata Blue (#8a9eae) for more energetic effect. Try Qiān Hūi Grey as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#bcb4ad is the best complementary color to Cloud Cover. 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 #adb5bc complementary color is Tide, 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 Hit Gray are #adbcbb and #adadbc. Thus found on the left and right of #adb5bc on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tower Gray and Spun Pearl colors as they work well with Cloud Cover.
The split-complementary Cloud Cover palette consists of #bcbbad and #bcadad colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#bcb4ad). Try Tea and Nobel colors in combination with #adb5bc, 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 #adb5bc 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 Cloud Cover. Thus Green Spring and Pink Swan giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cloud Cover contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tide, London Hue, and Green Spring split by 90° on the color wheel. #adb5bc 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. Cloud Cover tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#bcb4ad) and two others. The Pink Swan is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Powder Ash – 120° from the complementary Tide. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #bcadb5 and #adbcb4.
In a RGB color space, hex #adb5bc is made of 32% red, 33% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Cloud Cover has a hue angle of 208°, a saturation of 10.07% and a lightness of 70.78%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #adb5bc is made of 5.89% cyan, 2.75% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black ink.
| HEX | #adb5bc |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(173,181,188) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 33%, 35% |
| CMYK | 5.89, 2.75, 0, 26.27 |
| HSL | hsl(208,10.07%,70.78%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(208,7.98%,73.73%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.261,-1.4015,-4.5228) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.8346,45.5628,54.1138) |