Old Grey Mare is pale, warm-toned shade of mid yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid blue, red magenta or mid cyan
| Inverse Color | #4b4952 |
| Complementary Color | #aeacb6 |
| Color Shade: | mid yellow (73.33° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 69.61% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Old Grey Mare Color. The Bud color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Delta (#999b95) for more calm effect. Try Meadowood as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#aeacb6 is the best complementary color to Old Grey Mare. Mid blue shades generally complement the mid yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b4b6ad complementary color is Spun Pearl, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of orange, mid yellow, and yellow green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Eagle are #b6b3ac and #afb6ac. Thus found on the left and right of #b4b6ad on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tide and Green Spring colors as they work well with Old Grey Mare.
The split-complementary Old Grey Mare palette consists of #b3acb6 and #acafb6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#aeacb6). Try Chatelle and Bombay colors in combination with #b4b6ad, 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 #b4b6ad offers a combination of mid magenta and mid cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Old Grey Mare. Thus Shady Lady and Hit Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Old Grey Mare contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Spun Pearl, Edward, and Pink Swan split by 90° on the color wheel. #b4b6ad square combo is a palette of mid yellow, green cyan, mid blue and red magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Old Grey Mare tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#aeacb6) and two others. The Hit Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Nobel – 120° from the complementary Spun Pearl. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #acb4b6 and #b6aeac.
In a RGB color space, hex #b4b6ad is made of 34% red, 34% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Old Grey Mare has a hue angle of 73.33°, a saturation of 5.81% and a lightness of 69.61%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b4b6ad is made of 0.78% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.53% yellow and 28.63% black ink.
| HEX | #b4b6ad |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(180,182,173) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 34%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0.78, 0, 3.53, 28.63 |
| HSL | hsl(73.33,5.81%,69.61%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(73.33,4.95%,71.37%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.6598,-2.3508,4.3231) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.0932,46.1763,46.1768) |