Rocky Mountain Sky Color

#b5bfbd

Rocky Mountain Sky is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool red, cool yellow or cool magenta

Inverse Color #4a4042
Complementary Color #bfb5b7
Color Shade: warm cyan (168° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 72.94% (better contrasting with white)
Rocky Mountain Sky Color Sample
Rocky Mountain Sky Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #b5bfbd

If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Rocky Mountain Sky Color. The Tiamo 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 Opal Silk (#9db9b2) for more energetic effect. Try Lake Forest as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#bfb5b7 is the best complementary color to Rocky Mountain Sky. Cool red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b5bfbd complementary color is Pink Swan, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Powder Ash are #b5bfb8 and #b5bcbf. Thus found on the left and right of #b5bfbd on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Powder Ash and Silver Sand colors as they work well with Rocky Mountain Sky.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Rocky Mountain Sky palette consists of #bfb8b5 and #bfb5bc colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#bfb5b7). Try Cotton Seed and Pale Slate colors in combination with #b5bfbd, 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 #b5bfbd 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 Rocky Mountain Sky. Thus Cotton Seed and Chatelle giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Rocky Mountain Sky contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pink Swan, French Gray, and Kangaroo split by 90° on the color wheel. #b5bfbd square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, cool red and cool 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. Rocky Mountain Sky tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#bfb5b7) 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 #bdb5bf and #b7bfb5.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #b5bfbd is made of 32% red, 34% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Rocky Mountain Sky has a hue angle of 168°, a saturation of 7.25% and a lightness of 72.94%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b5bfbd is made of 3.92% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.78% yellow and 25.1% black ink.

HEX #b5bfbd
RGB Decimal rgb(181,191,189)
RGB Percentage 32%, 34%, 34%
CMYK 3.92, 0, 0.78, 25.1
HSL hsl(168,7.25%,72.94%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(168,5.24%,74.9%)
CIE-LAB lab(76.5331,-3.8206,-0.1949)
XYZ xyz(46.8722,50.7595,55.4712)
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