Heathered Grey is pale, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, warm magenta or warm cyan
| Inverse Color | #494f6a |
| Complementary Color | #959bb6 |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (49.09° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 64.9% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Heathered Grey Color. The Forest Canopy color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Voysey Grey (#9a937f) for more calm effect. Try Sylvan as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#959bb6 is the best complementary color to Heathered Grey. Cool blue shades generally complement the warm yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b6b095 complementary color is Santas Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Heathered Gray are #b69f95 and #abb695. Thus found on the left and right of #b6b095 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Thatch and Schist colors as they work well with Heathered Grey.
The split-complementary Heathered Grey palette consists of #9f95b6 and #95abb6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#959bb6). Try Amethyst Smoke and Gull Gray colors in combination with #b6b095, 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 #b6b095 offers a combination of cool magenta and warm cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Heathered Grey. Thus Amethyst Smoke and Summer Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Heathered Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Santas Gray, Summer Green, and Bouquet split by 90° on the color wheel. #b6b095 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Heathered Grey tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#959bb6) and two others. The Summer Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Thatch – 120° from the complementary Santas Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #95b6b0 and #b6959b.
In a RGB color space, hex #b6b095 is made of 36% red, 35% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Heathered Grey has a hue angle of 49.09°, a saturation of 18.44% and a lightness of 64.9%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b6b095 is made of 0% cyan, 2.35% magenta, 12.94% yellow and 28.63% black ink.
| HEX | #b6b095 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(182,176,149) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 35%, 29% |
| CMYK | 0, 2.35, 12.94, 28.63 |
| HSL | hsl(49.09,18.44%,64.9%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(49.09,18.13%,71.37%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.6673,-2.4291,14.6119) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.2416,43.1657,34.6446) |