Glistening Grey 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 | #4e4c41 |
| Complementary Color | #bebcb1 |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (230.77° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 71.96% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Glistening Grey Color. The Acanthus color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Blue Buzz (#a1a2bd) for more energetic effect. Try Machinery as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#bebcb1 is the best complementary color to Glistening Grey. 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 #b1b3be complementary color is Cotton Seed, 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 Bombay are #b1b9be and #b5b1be. Thus found on the left and right of #b1b3be on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tower Gray and Chatelle colors as they work well with Glistening Grey.
The split-complementary Glistening Grey palette consists of #b9beb1 and #beb5b1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#bebcb1). Try Green Spring and Tide colors in combination with #b1b3be, 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 #b1b3be 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 Glistening Grey. Thus Green Spring and Pink Swan giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Glistening Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cotton Seed, Pink Swan, and Powder Ash split by 90° on the color wheel. #b1b3be 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. Glistening Grey tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#bebcb1) and two others. The Pink Swan is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tower Gray – 120° from the complementary Cotton Seed. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #beb1b3 and #b1bebc.
In a RGB color space, hex #b1b3be is made of 32% red, 33% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Glistening Grey has a hue angle of 230.77°, a saturation of 9.09% and a lightness of 71.96%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b1b3be is made of 5.1% cyan, 4.31% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black ink.
| HEX | #b1b3be |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(177,179,190) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 33%, 35% |
| CMYK | 5.1, 4.31, 0, 25.49 |
| HSL | hsl(230.77,9.09%,71.96%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(230.77,6.84%,74.51%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.0923,1.4357,-5.8327) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.5458,45.305,55.1648) |