Fading Sunset Color

#b3b3c2

Fading Sunset is pale, cool-toned shade of cool blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm yellow, cool green or mid red

Inverse Color #4c4c3d
Complementary Color #c2c2b3
Color Shade: cool blue (240° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 73.14% (better contrasting with white)
Fading Sunset Color Sample
Fading Sunset Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #b3b3c2

If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Fading Sunset Color. The Urban Grey color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Leadbelcher (#cacacb) for more calm effect. Try Frosty Nightfall as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#c2c2b3 is the best complementary color to Fading Sunset. Warm yellow shades generally complement the cool blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b3b3c2 complementary color is Ash, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of blue cyan, cool blue, and warm blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of French Gray are #b3bac2 and #bab3c2. Thus found on the left and right of #b3b3c2 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bombay and Chatelle colors as they work well with Fading Sunset.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Fading Sunset palette consists of #bac2b3 and #c2bab3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c2c2b3). Try Green Spring and Tide colors in combination with #b3b3c2, 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 #b3b3c2 offers a combination of warm green and mid red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Fading Sunset. Thus Green Spring and Pink Swan giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Fading Sunset contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Ash, Pink Swan, and Powder Ash split by 90° on the color wheel. #b3b3c2 square combo is a palette of cool blue, red magenta, warm yellow and cool 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. Fading Sunset tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#c2c2b3) and two others. The Pink Swan is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Submarine – 120° from the complementary Ash. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c2b3b3 and #b3c2c2.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #b3b3c2 is made of 32% red, 32% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Fading Sunset has a hue angle of 240°, a saturation of 10.95% and a lightness of 73.14%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b3b3c2 is made of 5.88% cyan, 5.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.92% black ink.

HEX #b3b3c2
RGB Decimal rgb(179,179,194)
RGB Percentage 32%, 32%, 35%
CMYK 5.88, 5.88, 0, 23.92
HSL hsl(240,10.95%,73.14%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(240,7.73%,76.08%)
CIE-LAB lab(73.3628,2.9138,-7.6046)
XYZ xyz(44.4481,45.7189,57.5209)
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