Agate Grey is pale, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, warm magenta or warm cyan
| Inverse Color | #4e4f60 |
| Complementary Color | #9fa0b1 |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (56.67° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 65.88% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Agate Grey Color. The Slate Brown color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Charmed Chalice (#a1a1a0) for more calm effect. Try Elemental Grey as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#9fa0b1 is the best complementary color to Agate Grey. Cool blue shades generally complement the warm yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b1b09f complementary color is Santas Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Eagle are #b1a79f and #a9b19f. Thus found on the left and right of #b1b09f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cloudy and Bud colors as they work well with Agate Grey.
The split-complementary Agate Grey palette consists of #a79fb1 and #9fa9b1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9fa0b1). Try Amethyst Smoke and Gray Chateau colors in combination with #b1b09f, 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 #b1b09f offers a combination of cool magenta and warm cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Agate Grey. Thus Amethyst Smoke and Edward giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Agate Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Santas Gray, Pewter, and Dusty Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #b1b09f square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Agate Grey tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#9fa0b1) and two others. The Edward is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Martini – 120° from the complementary Santas Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9fb1b0 and #b19fa0.
In a RGB color space, hex #b1b09f is made of 35% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Agate Grey has a hue angle of 56.67°, a saturation of 10.34% and a lightness of 65.88%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b1b09f is made of 0% cyan, 0.39% magenta, 7.06% yellow and 30.59% black ink.
| HEX | #b1b09f |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(177,176,159) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 34%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 0.39, 7.06, 30.59 |
| HSL | hsl(56.67,10.34%,65.88%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(56.67,10.17%,69.41%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.4877,-2.674,8.8318) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.9148,42.901,38.9779) |