Mellow Mood Color

#b1b7a1

Mellow Mood is pale, warm-toned shade of cool yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm blue, cool red or cool cyan

Inverse Color #4e485e
Complementary Color #a7a1b7
Color Shade: cool yellow (76.36° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 67.45% (better contrasting with white)
Mellow Mood Color Sample
Mellow Mood Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #b1b7a1

If you're looking for a similar cool yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Mellow Mood Color. The Lemon Grass color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Moss Ink (#c7cac1) for more calm effect. Try Hailstorm Grey as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#a7a1b7 is the best complementary color to Mellow Mood. Warm blue shades generally complement the cool yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b1b7a1 complementary color is Amethyst Smoke, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm yellow, cool yellow, and warm green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Eagle are #b7b2a1 and #a6b7a1. Thus found on the left and right of #b1b7a1 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Nomad and Norway colors as they work well with Mellow Mood.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Mellow Mood palette consists of #b2a1b7 and #a1a6b7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a7a1b7). Try London Hue and Santas Gray colors in combination with #b1b7a1, 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 #b1b7a1 offers a combination of warm magenta and cool cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Mellow Mood. Thus Shady Lady and Hit Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Mellow Mood contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Amethyst Smoke, Edward, and Martini split by 90° on the color wheel. #b1b7a1 square combo is a palette of cool yellow, warm cyan, warm blue and cool red 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. Mellow Mood tetradic combo consists of warm blue complementary color (#a7a1b7) and two others. The Hit Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Silk – 120° from the complementary Amethyst Smoke. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a1b1b7 and #b7a7a1.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #b1b7a1 is made of 34% red, 35% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Mellow Mood has a hue angle of 76.36°, a saturation of 13.25% and a lightness of 67.45%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b1b7a1 is made of 2.35% cyan, 0% magenta, 8.62% yellow and 28.24% black ink.

HEX #b1b7a1
RGB Decimal rgb(177,183,161)
RGB Percentage 34%, 35%, 31%
CMYK 2.35, 0, 8.62, 28.24
HSL hsl(76.36,13.25%,67.45%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(76.36,12.02%,71.76%)
CIE-LAB lab(73.4073,-6.0618,10.4719)
XYZ xyz(41.498,45.7873,40.3689)
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