Veiled Delight is pale, cool-toned shade of mid blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid yellow, green cyan or mid red
| Inverse Color | #4d4f42 |
| Complementary Color | #bbbdb0 |
| Color Shade: | mid blue (249.23° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 71.57% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Veiled Delight Color. The Night Music color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool blue bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Lilac Blossom (#9a93a9) for more energetic effect. Try Heirloom Lilac as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#bbbdb0 is the best complementary color to Veiled Delight. Mid yellow shades generally complement the mid blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b2b0bd complementary color is Eagle, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of blue cyan, mid blue, and violet colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Spun Pearl are #b0b4bd and #b8b0bd. Thus found on the left and right of #b2b0bd on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bombay and Chatelle colors as they work well with Veiled Delight.
The split-complementary Veiled Delight palette consists of #b4bdb0 and #bdb8b0 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#bbbdb0). Try Green Spring and Tide colors in combination with #b2b0bd, 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 #b2b0bd offers a combination of mid green and mid red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Veiled Delight. Thus Powder Ash and Nobel giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Veiled Delight contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Eagle, Pink Swan, and Powder Ash split by 90° on the color wheel. #b2b0bd square combo is a palette of mid blue, red magenta, mid yellow and green cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Veiled Delight tetradic combo consists of mid yellow complementary color (#bbbdb0) and two others. The Nobel is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tower Gray – 120° from the complementary Eagle. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #bdb2b0 and #b0bbbd.
In a RGB color space, hex #b2b0bd is made of 33% red, 32% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Veiled Delight has a hue angle of 249.23°, a saturation of 8.97% and a lightness of 71.57%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b2b0bd is made of 4.32% cyan, 5.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black ink.
| HEX | #b2b0bd |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(178,176,189) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 32%, 35% |
| CMYK | 4.32, 5.1, 0, 25.88 |
| HSL | hsl(249.23,8.97%,71.57%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(249.23,6.88%,74.12%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.3552,3.206,-6.3667) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.0707,44.1898,54.4035) |