Greystone Color

#b7b9b5

Greystone is pale, warm-toned shade of cool yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm blue, mid red or cool cyan

Inverse Color #48464a
Complementary Color #b7b5b9
Color Shade: cool yellow (90° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 71.76% (better contrasting with white)
Greystone Color Sample
Greystone Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #b7b9b5

If you're looking for a similar cool yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Greystone Color. The Laurel Mist color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid yellow bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Tranquil Green (#a4af9e) for more energetic effect. Try Limestone Green as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#b7b5b9 is the best complementary color to Greystone. Warm blue shades generally complement the cool yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b7b9b5 complementary color is French Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm yellow, cool yellow, and warm green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Green Spring are #b9b9b5 and #b5b9b5. Thus found on the left and right of #b7b9b5 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Gray Nickel and Pumice colors as they work well with Greystone.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Greystone palette consists of #b9b5b9 and #b5b5b9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b7b5b9). Try Pale Slate and Bombay colors in combination with #b7b9b5, 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 #b7b9b5 offers a combination of warm magenta and cool cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Greystone. Thus Pink Swan and Bombay giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Greystone contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary French Gray, Silver Sand, and Nobel split by 90° on the color wheel. #b7b9b5 square combo is a palette of cool yellow, warm cyan, warm blue and mid red 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. Greystone tetradic combo consists of warm blue complementary color (#b7b5b9) and two others. The Bombay is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cotton Seed – 120° from the complementary French Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b5b7b9 and #b9b7b5.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #b7b9b5 is made of 33% red, 34% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Greystone has a hue angle of 90°, a saturation of 2.78% and a lightness of 71.76%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b7b9b5 is made of 0.79% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.57% yellow and 27.45% black ink.

HEX #b7b9b5
RGB Decimal rgb(183,185,181)
RGB Percentage 33%, 34%, 33%
CMYK 0.79, 0, 1.57, 27.45
HSL hsl(90,2.78%,71.76%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(90,2.16%,72.55%)
CIE-LAB lab(74.8888,-1.4364,1.7722)
XYZ xyz(45.2179,48.1014,50.6173)
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