Yín Sè Silver Color

#b1c4cb

Yín Sè Silver is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, warm green or warm magenta

Inverse Color #4e3b34
Complementary Color #cbb7b1
Color Shade: cool cyan (196.15° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 74.51% (better contrasting with white)
Yín Sè Silver Color Sample
Yín Sè Silver Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #b1c4cb

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Yín Sè Silver Color. The Ashen Wind color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Thistleblossom Soft Blue (#8ab3bf) for more energetic effect. Try Pool Bar as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#cbb7b1 is the best complementary color to Yín Sè Silver. Mid red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b1c4cb complementary color is Cold Turkey, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of green cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Heather are #b1cbc4 and #b1b7cb. Thus found on the left and right of #b1c4cb on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Opal and Cadet Blue colors as they work well with Yín Sè Silver.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Yín Sè Silver palette consists of #cbc4b1 and #cbb1b7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#cbb7b1). Try Foggy Gray and Cold Turkey colors in combination with #b1c4cb, 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 #b1c4cb offers a combination of cool yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Yín Sè Silver. Thus Coriander and Lily giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Yín Sè Silver contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cold Turkey, London Hue, and Rainee split by 90° on the color wheel. #b1c4cb square combo is a palette of cool cyan, violet, mid red and warm green 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. Yín Sè Silver tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#cbb7b1) and two others. The Lily is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Spring Rain – 120° from the complementary Cold Turkey. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #cbb1c4 and #b1cbb8.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #b1c4cb is made of 31% red, 34% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Yín Sè Silver has a hue angle of 196.15°, a saturation of 20% and a lightness of 74.51%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b1c4cb is made of 10.2% cyan, 2.75% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black ink.

HEX #b1c4cb
RGB Decimal rgb(177,196,203)
RGB Percentage 31%, 34%, 35%
CMYK 10.2, 2.75, 0, 20.39
HSL hsl(196.15,20%,74.51%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(196.15,12.81%,79.61%)
CIE-LAB lab(77.9569,-5.0226,-5.7074)
XYZ xyz(48.6509,53.1388,64.1925)
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