Loblolly Color

#b3bbb7

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

Inverse Color #4c4448
Complementary Color #bbb2b6
Color Shade: cool green (150° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 71.76% (better contrasting with white)
Loblolly Color Sample
Loblolly Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #b3bbb7

If you're looking for a similar cool green shade, there are some better alternatives to Loblolly Color. The Silver Drop color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool green bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Galago (#95a69f) for more energetic effect. Try Leamington Spa as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#bbb2b6 is the best complementary color to Loblolly. Red magenta shades generally complement the green cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b3bbb7 complementary color is Pink Swan, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid green, green cyan, and mid cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Powder Ash are #b2bbb3 and #b2babb. Thus found on the left and right of #b3bbb7 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pumice and Silver Sand colors as they work well with Loblolly.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Loblolly palette consists of #bbb3b2 and #bbb2ba colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#bbb2b6). Try Nobel and Pale Slate colors in combination with #b3bbb7, 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 #b3bbb7 offers a combination of orange and violet shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Loblolly. Thus Tide and Chatelle giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Loblolly contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pink Swan, Bombay, and Mist Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #b3bbb7 square combo is a palette of green cyan, cool blue, red magenta and mid yellow 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. Loblolly tetradic combo consists of red magenta complementary color (#bbb2b6) and two others. The Chatelle is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Green Spring – 120° from the complementary Pink Swan. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b7b2bb and #b6bbb2.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #b3bbb7 is made of 33% red, 34% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Loblolly has a hue angle of 150°, a saturation of 5.56% and a lightness of 71.76%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b3bbb7 is made of 3.13% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.57% yellow and 26.67% black ink.

HEX #b3bbb7
RGB Decimal rgb(179,187,183)
RGB Percentage 33%, 34%, 33%
CMYK 3.13, 0, 1.57, 26.67
HSL hsl(150,5.56%,71.76%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(150,4.28%,73.33%)
CIE-LAB lab(75.1663,-3.5261,1.0505)
XYZ xyz(44.908,48.5433,51.8026)
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