Aluminium Snow 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 | #51504b |
| Complementary Color | #b4b3ad |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (230° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 69.41% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Aluminium Snow Color. The Screen Test color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Acanthus (#9899a7) for more energetic effect. Try Bright Manatee as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#b4b3ad is the best complementary color to Aluminium Snow. 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 #aeafb4 complementary color is Tide, 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 Bombay are #adb2b4 and #b0adb4. Thus found on the left and right of #aeafb4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Gray Chateau and Spun Pearl colors as they work well with Aluminium Snow.
The split-complementary Aluminium Snow palette consists of #b2b4ad and #b4b0ad colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b4b3ad). Try Bud and Nobel colors in combination with #aeafb4, 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 #aeafb4 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 Aluminium Snow. Thus Green Spring and Nobel giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Aluminium Snow contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tide, Shady Lady, and Edward split by 90° on the color wheel. #aeafb4 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. Aluminium Snow tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#b4b3ad) and two others. The Nobel is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Edward – 120° from the complementary Tide. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b4adae and #adb4b3.
In a RGB color space, hex #aeafb4 is made of 33% red, 33% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Aluminium Snow has a hue angle of 230°, a saturation of 3.85% and a lightness of 69.41%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #aeafb4 is made of 2.35% cyan, 1.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.41% black ink.
| HEX | #aeafb4 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(174,175,180) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 33%, 34% |
| CMYK | 2.35, 1.96, 0, 29.41 |
| HSL | hsl(230,3.85%,69.41%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(230,3.33%,70.59%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.5237,0.6069,-2.683) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.0237,42.9539,49.3088) |