Chelsea Grey is pale, warm-toned shade of mid yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid blue, red magenta or mid cyan
| Inverse Color | #49484f |
| Complementary Color | #b1b0b6 |
| Color Shade: | mid yellow (68.57° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 70.39% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Chelsea Grey Color. The Green Spring color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called White Cabbage (#b0b49b) for more energetic effect. Try Bay Water as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#b1b0b6 is the best complementary color to Chelsea Grey. Mid blue shades generally complement the mid yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b6b7b0 complementary color is Spun Pearl, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of orange, mid yellow, and yellow green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Gray Nickel are #b6b4b0 and #b2b6b0. Thus found on the left and right of #b6b7b0 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tide and Green Spring colors as they work well with Chelsea Grey.
The split-complementary Chelsea Grey palette consists of #b4b0b6 and #b0b2b6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b1b0b6). Try Chatelle and Bombay colors in combination with #b6b7b0, 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 #b6b7b0 offers a combination of mid magenta and mid cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Chelsea Grey. Thus Shady Lady and Silver Sand giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Chelsea Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Spun Pearl, Edward, and Pink Swan split by 90° on the color wheel. #b6b7b0 square combo is a palette of mid yellow, green cyan, mid blue and red magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Chelsea Grey tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#b1b0b6) and two others. The Silver Sand is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Nobel – 120° from the complementary Spun Pearl. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b0b5b6 and #b6b1b0.
In a RGB color space, hex #b6b7b0 is made of 34% red, 34% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Chelsea Grey has a hue angle of 68.57°, a saturation of 4.64% and a lightness of 70.39%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b6b7b0 is made of 0.39% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.74% yellow and 28.24% black ink.
| HEX | #b6b7b0 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(182,183,176) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 34%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0.39, 0, 2.74, 28.24 |
| HSL | hsl(68.57,4.64%,70.39%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(68.57,3.83%,71.76%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.1556,-1.6325,3.4231) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.0614,46.9466,47.8136) |