Colonial Revival Grey is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or cool magenta
| Inverse Color | #4b4646 |
| Complementary Color | #b9b4b4 |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (180° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 71.57% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Colonial Revival Grey Color. The Grey River Rock color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called 5-Masted Preußen (#9bafad) for more energetic effect. Try Stormy Bay as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#b9b4b4 is the best complementary color to Colonial Revival Grey. Mid red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b4b9b9 complementary color is Nobel, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Silver Sand are #b4b9b6 and #b4b6b9. Thus found on the left and right of #b4b9b9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pumice and Bombay colors as they work well with Colonial Revival Grey.
The split-complementary Colonial Revival Grey palette consists of #b9b6b4 and #b9b4b6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b9b4b4). Try Nobel and Pink Swan colors in combination with #b4b9b9, 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 #b4b9b9 offers a combination of warm yellow and cool magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Colonial Revival Grey. Thus Gray Nickel and Shady Lady giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Colonial Revival Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Nobel, French Gray, and Green Spring split by 90° on the color wheel. #b4b9b9 square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, mid red and yellow green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Colonial Revival Grey tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#b9b4b4) and two others. The Shady Lady is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pumice – 120° from the complementary Nobel. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b9b4b9 and #b4b9b4.
In a RGB color space, hex #b4b9b9 is made of 33% red, 34% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Colonial Revival Grey has a hue angle of 180°, a saturation of 3.45% and a lightness of 71.57%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b4b9b9 is made of 1.96% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.45% black ink.
| HEX | #b4b9b9 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(180,185,185) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 34%, 34% |
| CMYK | 1.96, 0, 0, 27.45 |
| HSL | hsl(180,3.45%,71.57%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(180,2.7%,72.55%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.7643,-1.7348,-0.6157) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.9283,47.904,52.7774) |