Blustery Wind is pale, warm-toned shade of green cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with red magenta, cool yellow or violet
| Inverse Color | #493a3e |
| Complementary Color | #c5b6ba |
| Color Shade: | green cyan (164° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 74.31% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar green cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Blustery Wind Color. The Coveted Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool green bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Windchill (#d5d8d7) for more calm effect. Try Shiny Armor as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#c5b6ba is the best complementary color to Blustery Wind. Red magenta shades generally complement the green cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b6c5c1 complementary color is Pink Swan, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid green, green cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Powder Ash are #b6c5b9 and #b6c1c5. Thus found on the left and right of #b6c5c1 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Powder Ash and Submarine colors as they work well with Blustery Wind.
The split-complementary Blustery Wind palette consists of #c5b9b6 and #c5b6c1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c5b6ba). Try Silver Rust and Pale Slate colors in combination with #b6c5c1, 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 #b6c5c1 offers a combination of orange and violet shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Blustery Wind. Thus Ash and Chatelle giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Blustery Wind contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pink Swan, Gray Suit, and Kangaroo split by 90° on the color wheel. #b6c5c1 square combo is a palette of green cyan, mid blue, red magenta and cool yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Blustery Wind tetradic combo consists of red magenta complementary color (#c5b6ba) and two others. The Chatelle is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Green Spring – 120° from the complementary Pink Swan. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c1b6c5 and #bac5b6.
In a RGB color space, hex #b6c5c1 is made of 32% red, 34% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Blustery Wind has a hue angle of 164°, a saturation of 11.45% and a lightness of 74.31%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b6c5c1 is made of 5.88% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.56% yellow and 22.75% black ink.
| HEX | #b6c5c1 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(182,197,193) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 34%, 34% |
| CMYK | 5.88, 0, 1.56, 22.75 |
| HSL | hsl(164,11.45%,74.31%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(164,7.61%,77.25%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.3028,-5.8777,0.236) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.8833,53.7278,58.2462) |