Antique Coin 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 | #4a4757 |
| Complementary Color | #aba8b8 |
| Color Shade: | mid yellow (71.25° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 69.02% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Antique Coin Color. The Meditation Time color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Passive (#cbccc9) for more calm effect. Try Wall Green as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#aba8b8 is the best complementary color to Antique Coin. 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 #b5b8a8 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 #b8b3a8 and #adb8a8. Thus found on the left and right of #b5b8a8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tide and Green Spring colors as they work well with Antique Coin.
The split-complementary Antique Coin palette consists of #b3a8b8 and #a8adb8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#aba8b8). Try Chatelle and Aluminium colors in combination with #b5b8a8, 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 #b5b8a8 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 Antique Coin. Thus Shady Lady and Hit Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Antique Coin contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Spun Pearl, Edward, and Pink Swan split by 90° on the color wheel. #b5b8a8 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. Antique Coin tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#aba8b8) and two others. The Hit Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Silk – 120° from the complementary Spun Pearl. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a8b5b8 and #b8aba8.
In a RGB color space, hex #b5b8a8 is made of 34% red, 35% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Antique Coin has a hue angle of 71.25°, a saturation of 10.13% and a lightness of 69.02%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b5b8a8 is made of 1.18% cyan, 0% magenta, 6.28% yellow and 27.84% black ink.
| HEX | #b5b8a8 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(181,184,168) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 35%, 32% |
| CMYK | 1.18, 0, 6.28, 27.84 |
| HSL | hsl(71.25,10.13%,69.02%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(71.25,8.7%,72.16%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.1462,-3.9391,7.7581) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.2644,46.9319,43.8243) |