Arid Plains 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 | #494b56 |
| Complementary Color | #a9abb6 |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (50.77° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 68.82% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Arid Plains Color. The Tallow color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Ghost Grey (#9c9b98) for more calm effect. Try Tent Green as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#a9abb6 is the best complementary color to Arid Plains. 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 #b6b4a9 complementary color is Aluminium, 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 Tide are #b6ada9 and #b1b6a9. Thus found on the left and right of #b6b4a9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cloudy and Bud colors as they work well with Arid Plains.
The split-complementary Arid Plains palette consists of #ada9b6 and #a9b1b6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a9abb6). Try Spun Pearl and Gray Chateau colors in combination with #b6b4a9, 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 #b6b4a9 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 Arid Plains. Thus Chatelle and Edward giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Arid Plains contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Aluminium, Edward, and Shady Lady split by 90° on the color wheel. #b6b4a9 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. Arid Plains tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#a9abb6) and two others. The Edward is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Nobel – 120° from the complementary Aluminium. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a9b6b4 and #b6a9ab.
In a RGB color space, hex #b6b4a9 is made of 34% red, 34% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Arid Plains has a hue angle of 50.77°, a saturation of 8.18% and a lightness of 68.82%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b6b4a9 is made of 0% cyan, 0.78% magenta, 5.1% yellow and 28.63% black ink.
| HEX | #b6b4a9 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(182,180,169) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 34%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 0.78, 5.1, 28.63 |
| HSL | hsl(50.77,8.18%,68.82%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(50.77,7.14%,71.37%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.1886,-1.2703,5.8487) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.7741,45.4522,44.0548) |