Laid Back Grey Color

#b3afa7

Laid Back Grey is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan

Inverse Color #4c5058
Complementary Color #a7abb3
Color Shade: orange (40° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 67.84% (better contrasting with white)
Laid Back Grey Color Sample
Laid Back Grey Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #b3afa7

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Laid Back Grey Color. The Grey Summit color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Windmill Park (#a79b83) for more energetic effect. Try Malta as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#a7abb3 is the best complementary color to Laid Back Grey. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b3afa7 complementary color is Aluminium, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Cloudy are #b3a9a7 and #b1b3a7. Thus found on the left and right of #b3afa7 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Martini and Bud colors as they work well with Laid Back Grey.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Laid Back Grey palette consists of #a9a7b3 and #a7b1b3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a7abb3). Try Spun Pearl and Hit Gray colors in combination with #b3afa7, 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 #b3afa7 offers a combination of violet and green cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Laid Back Grey. Thus Amethyst Smoke and Edward giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Laid Back Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Aluminium, Edward, and Shady Lady split by 90° on the color wheel. #b3afa7 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta 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. Laid Back Grey tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#a7abb3) and two others. The Edward is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Nobel – 120° from the complementary Aluminium. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a7b3af and #b3a7ab.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #b3afa7 is made of 34% red, 34% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Laid Back Grey has a hue angle of 40°, a saturation of 7.32% and a lightness of 67.84%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b3afa7 is made of 0% cyan, 1.57% magenta, 4.71% yellow and 29.8% black ink.

HEX #b3afa7
RGB Decimal rgb(179,175,167)
RGB Percentage 34%, 34%, 32%
CMYK 0, 1.57, 4.71, 29.8
HSL hsl(40,7.32%,67.84%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(40,6.7%,70.2%)
CIE-LAB lab(71.5778,-0.0209,4.592)
XYZ xyz(40.8954,43.0337,42.7101)
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