Chivalrous 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 | #514d3f |
| Complementary Color | #c0bcae |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (226.67° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 71.76% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Chivalrous Color. The Numbers 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 soft alternative called Smokey Stone (#9a9da2) for more calm effect. Try Humid Cave as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#c0bcae is the best complementary color to Chivalrous. 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 #aeb2c0 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 Cadet Blue are #aebbc0 and #b3aec0. Thus found on the left and right of #aeb2c0 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tower Gray and Chatelle colors as they work well with Chivalrous.
The split-complementary Chivalrous palette consists of #bbc0ae and #c0b3ae colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c0bcae). Try Green Spring and Silk colors in combination with #aeb2c0, 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 #aeb2c0 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 Chivalrous. Thus Green Spring and Pink Swan giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Chivalrous contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tea, Lily, and Powder Ash split by 90° on the color wheel. #aeb2c0 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. Chivalrous tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#c0bcae) 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 #c0aeb2 and #aec0bc.
In a RGB color space, hex #aeb2c0 is made of 32% red, 33% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Chivalrous has a hue angle of 226.67°, a saturation of 12.5% and a lightness of 71.76%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #aeb2c0 is made of 7.05% cyan, 5.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 24.71% black ink.
| HEX | #aeb2c0 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(174,178,192) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 33%, 35% |
| CMYK | 7.05, 5.49, 0, 24.71 |
| HSL | hsl(226.67,12.5%,71.76%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(226.67,9.38%,75.29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.6577,1.3653,-7.5978) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.8904,44.6452,56.226) |