Urban Putty Color

#b0b1a9

Urban Putty is pale, warm-toned shade of mid yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid blue, red magenta or mid cyan

Inverse Color #4f4e56
Complementary Color #aaa9b1
Color Shade: mid yellow (67.5° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 67.84% (better contrasting with white)
Urban Putty Color Sample
Urban Putty Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #b0b1a9

If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Urban Putty Color. The Kittiwake Gull color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Potting Moss (#a0a089) for more energetic effect. Try Solid Snake as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#aaa9b1 is the best complementary color to Urban Putty. Mid blue shades generally complement the mid yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b0b1a9 complementary color is Spun Pearl, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of orange, mid yellow, and yellow green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Delta are #b1aea9 and #acb1a9. Thus found on the left and right of #b0b1a9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cloudy and Bud colors as they work well with Urban Putty.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Urban Putty palette consists of #aea9b1 and #a9acb1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#aaa9b1). Try Spun Pearl and Aluminium colors in combination with #b0b1a9, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #b0b1a9 offers a combination of mid magenta and mid cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Urban Putty. Thus Shady Lady and Edward giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Urban Putty contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Spun Pearl, Edward, and Nobel split by 90° on the color wheel. #b0b1a9 square combo is a palette of mid yellow, green cyan, mid blue and red magenta shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Urban Putty tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#aaa9b1) and two others. The Edward is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Nobel – 120° from the complementary Spun Pearl. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a9b0b1 and #b1aaa9.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #b0b1a9 is made of 34% red, 34% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Urban Putty has a hue angle of 67.5°, a saturation of 4.88% and a lightness of 67.84%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b0b1a9 is made of 0.39% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.14% yellow and 30.59% black ink.

HEX #b0b1a9
RGB Decimal rgb(176,177,169)
RGB Percentage 34%, 34%, 32%
CMYK 0.39, 0, 3.14, 30.59
HSL hsl(67.5,4.88%,67.84%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(67.5,4.52%,69.41%)
CIE-LAB lab(71.9193,-1.8232,3.9568)
XYZ xyz(40.7881,43.539,43.7902)
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