Cedar Mill is pale, warm-toned shade of cool yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm blue, cool red or cool cyan
| Inverse Color | #484352 |
| Complementary Color | #b2adbc |
| Color Shade: | cool yellow (80° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 70.78% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Cedar Mill Color. The Passive color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid yellow bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Great Graphite (#a5a6a1) for more calm effect. Try Mountain Sage as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#b2adbc is the best complementary color to Cedar Mill. 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 #b7bcad complementary color is Spun Pearl, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
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 #bcb9ad and #afbcad. Thus found on the left and right of #b7bcad on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tea and Green Spring colors as they work well with Cedar Mill.
The split-complementary Cedar Mill palette consists of #b9adbc and #adafbc colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b2adbc). Try Chatelle and Spun Pearl colors in combination with #b7bcad, 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 #b7bcad 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 Cedar Mill. Thus Pink Swan and Hit Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cedar Mill contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Spun Pearl, Tower Gray, and Pink Swan split by 90° on the color wheel. #b7bcad square combo is a palette of cool yellow, warm cyan, warm blue and cool red shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Cedar Mill tetradic combo consists of warm blue complementary color (#b2adbc) and two others. The Hit Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tide – 120° from the complementary Spun Pearl. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #adb7bc and #bcb2ad.
In a RGB color space, hex #b7bcad is made of 34% red, 35% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Cedar Mill has a hue angle of 80°, a saturation of 10.07% and a lightness of 70.78%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b7bcad is made of 1.97% cyan, 0% magenta, 5.89% yellow and 26.27% black ink.
| HEX | #b7bcad |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(183,188,173) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 35%, 32% |
| CMYK | 1.97, 0, 5.89, 26.27 |
| HSL | hsl(80,10.07%,70.78%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(80,7.98%,73.73%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.483,-4.468,6.9784) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.0545,49.0508,46.6283) |