Melmac Silver Color

#b6b2a1

Melmac Silver 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 #494d5e
Complementary Color #a1a5b6
Color Shade: warm yellow (48.57° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 67.25% (better contrasting with white)
Melmac Silver Color Sample
Melmac Silver Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #b6b2a1

If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Melmac Silver Color. The Twill color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Winter Sage (#aa9d80) for more energetic effect. Try Granitine as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#a1a5b6 is the best complementary color to Melmac Silver. 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 #b6b2a1 complementary color is Santas Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Nomad are #b6a7a1 and #afb6a1. Thus found on the left and right of #b6b2a1 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Silk and Eagle colors as they work well with Melmac Silver.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Melmac Silver palette consists of #a7a1b6 and #a1afb6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a1a5b6). Try Amethyst Smoke and Hit Gray colors in combination with #b6b2a1, 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 #b6b2a1 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 Melmac Silver. Thus London Hue and Edward giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Melmac Silver contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Santas Gray, Pewter, and Shady Lady split by 90° on the color wheel. #b6b2a1 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm magenta 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. Melmac Silver tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#a1a5b6) and two others. The Edward is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Martini – 120° from the complementary Santas Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a1b6b2 and #b6a1a5.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #b6b2a1 is made of 35% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Melmac Silver has a hue angle of 48.57°, a saturation of 12.57% and a lightness of 67.25%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b6b2a1 is made of 0% cyan, 1.57% magenta, 8.23% yellow and 28.63% black ink.

HEX #b6b2a1
RGB Decimal rgb(182,178,161)
RGB Percentage 35%, 34%, 31%
CMYK 0, 1.57, 8.23, 28.63
HSL hsl(48.57,12.57%,67.25%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(48.57,11.54%,71.37%)
CIE-LAB lab(72.4679,-1.5655,9.1892)
XYZ xyz(41.6448,44.3591,40.0855)
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