Environmental 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 | #4e4a5f |
| Complementary Color | #a4a0b5 |
| Color Shade: | mid yellow (71.43° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 66.86% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Environmental Color. The Mossy Cavern color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Deep Seagrass (#959889) for more calm effect. Try Nurturing as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#a4a0b5 is the best complementary color to Environmental. 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 #b1b5a0 complementary color is Santas Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of orange, mid yellow, and yellow green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Eagle are #b5aea0 and #a6b5a0. Thus found on the left and right of #b1b5a0 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Nomad and Norway colors as they work well with Environmental.
The split-complementary Environmental palette consists of #aea0b5 and #a0a6b5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a4a0b5). Try Amethyst Smoke and Gray Chateau colors in combination with #b1b5a0, 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 #b1b5a0 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 Environmental. Thus Shady Lady and Hit Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Environmental contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Santas Gray, Edward, and Martini split by 90° on the color wheel. #b1b5a0 square combo is a palette of mid yellow, green cyan, mid blue and red magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Environmental tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#a4a0b5) and two others. The Hit Gray 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 #a0b1b5 and #b5a4a0.
In a RGB color space, hex #b1b5a0 is made of 34% red, 35% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Environmental has a hue angle of 71.43°, a saturation of 12.43% and a lightness of 66.86%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b1b5a0 is made of 1.57% cyan, 0% magenta, 8.23% yellow and 29.02% black ink.
| HEX | #b1b5a0 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(177,181,160) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 35%, 31% |
| CMYK | 1.57, 0, 8.23, 29.02 |
| HSL | hsl(71.43,12.43%,66.86%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(71.43,11.6%,70.98%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.8477,-5.1715,10.2215) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.0005,44.9329,39.7697) |