Adirondack is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or red magenta
| Inverse Color | #4f463e |
| Complementary Color | #c1b8b0 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (208.24° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 72.35% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Adirondack Color. The Blue Blouse 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 Canary Wharf (#91a1b5) for more energetic effect. Try Sell Out as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#c1b8b0 is the best complementary color to Adirondack. 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 #b0b9c1 complementary color is Tea, 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 Cadet Blue are #b0c1c0 and #b0b0c1. Thus found on the left and right of #b0b9c1 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tower Gray and Spun Pearl colors as they work well with Adirondack.
The split-complementary Adirondack palette consists of #c1c0b0 and #c1b0b0 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c1b8b0). Try Ash and Pink Swan colors in combination with #b0b9c1, 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 #b0b9c1 offers a combination of cool yellow and red magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Adirondack. Thus Green Spring and Pink Swan giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Adirondack contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tea, London Hue, and Green Spring split by 90° on the color wheel. #b0b9c1 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. Adirondack tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#c1b8b0) and two others. The Pink Swan is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Powder Ash – 120° from the complementary Tea. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c1b0b8 and #b0c1b8.
In a RGB color space, hex #b0b9c1 is made of 32% red, 33% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Adirondack has a hue angle of 208.24°, a saturation of 12.06% and a lightness of 72.35%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b0b9c1 is made of 6.67% cyan, 3.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 24.31% black ink.
| HEX | #b0b9c1 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(176,185,193) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 33%, 35% |
| CMYK | 6.67, 3.14, 0, 24.31 |
| HSL | hsl(208.24,12.06%,72.35%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(208.24,8.81%,75.69%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.6849,-1.5345,-5.1262) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.8791,47.7783,57.3088) |