Grey Pearl Sand Color

#b0b7be

Grey Pearl Sand 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 #4f4841
Complementary Color #beb7b0
Color Shade: cool cyan (210° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 71.76% (better contrasting with white)
Grey Pearl Sand Color Sample
Grey Pearl Sand Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #b0b7be

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Grey Pearl Sand Color. The French Colony 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 Blue Heeler (#939cab) for more energetic effect. Try Foghorn as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#beb7b0 is the best complementary color to Grey Pearl Sand. 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 #b0b7be complementary color is Tide, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Bombay are #b0bebe and #b0b0be. Thus found on the left and right of #b0b7be on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tower Gray and Spun Pearl colors as they work well with Grey Pearl Sand.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Grey Pearl Sand palette consists of #bebeb0 and #beb0b0 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#beb7b0). Try Ash and Pink Swan colors in combination with #b0b7be, 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 #b0b7be 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 Grey Pearl Sand. Thus Green Spring and Pink Swan giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Grey Pearl Sand contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tide, Pale Slate, and Green Spring split by 90° on the color wheel. #b0b7be square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green 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. Grey Pearl Sand tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#beb7b0) 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 #beb0b7 and #b0beb7.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #b0b7be is made of 32% red, 33% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Grey Pearl Sand has a hue angle of 210°, a saturation of 9.72% and a lightness of 71.76%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b0b7be is made of 5.49% cyan, 2.75% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black ink.

HEX #b0b7be
RGB Decimal rgb(176,183,190)
RGB Percentage 32%, 33%, 35%
CMYK 5.49, 2.75, 0, 25.49
HSL hsl(210,9.72%,71.76%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(210,7.37%,74.51%)
CIE-LAB lab(74.0711,-1.061,-4.3956)
XYZ xyz(44.1322,46.8148,55.4253)
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