Kid Gloves is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, violet or warm green
| Inverse Color | #495151 |
| Complementary Color | #adb6b6 |
| Color Shade: | mid red (0° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 69.8% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Kid Gloves Color. The Spanish Grey color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Fall Heliotrope (#a49491) for more energetic effect. Try Lavenbrun as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#adb6b6 is the best complementary color to Kid Gloves. Warm cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b6aeae complementary color is Edward, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Nobel are #b6adb2 and #b6b2ad. Thus found on the left and right of #b6aeae on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pink Swan and Tide colors as they work well with Kid Gloves.
The split-complementary Kid Gloves palette consists of #adb2b6 and #adb6b2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#adb6b6). Try Bombay and Edward colors in combination with #b6aeae, 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 #b6aeae offers a combination of cool blue and warm green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Kid Gloves. Thus Spun Pearl and Green Spring giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Kid Gloves contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Edward, Green Spring, and Spun Pearl split by 90° on the color wheel. #b6aeae square combo is a palette of mid red, cool yellow, warm cyan and violet shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Kid Gloves tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#adb6b6) and two others. The Green Spring is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Shady Lady – 120° from the complementary Edward. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #adb6ad and #b6adb6.
In a RGB color space, hex #b6aeae is made of 34% red, 33% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Kid Gloves has a hue angle of 0°, a saturation of 5.19% and a lightness of 69.8%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b6aeae is made of 0% cyan, 3.13% magenta, 3.13% yellow and 28.63% black ink.
| HEX | #b6aeae |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(182,174,174) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 33%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0, 3.13, 3.13, 28.63 |
| HSL | hsl(0,5.19%,69.8%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(0,4.4%,71.37%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.74,2.8521,1.0099) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.0674,43.2732,46.1798) |