Titmouse Grey Color

#b8b2be

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

Inverse Color #474d41
Complementary Color #b8beb2
Color Shade: warm blue (270° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 72.16% (better contrasting with white)
Titmouse Grey Color Sample
Titmouse Grey Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #b8b2be

If you're looking for a similar warm blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Titmouse Grey Color. The Decanter color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid blue bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Transparent Mauve (#b4a6bf) for more energetic effect. Try Lavender Aura as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#b8beb2 is the best complementary color to Titmouse Grey. Cool yellow shades generally complement the warm blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b8b2be complementary color is Green Spring, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool blue, warm blue, and cool magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Chatelle are #b2b2be and #beb2be. Thus found on the left and right of #b8b2be on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Spun Pearl and Pale Slate colors as they work well with Titmouse Grey.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Titmouse Grey palette consists of #b2beb2 and #bebeb2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b8beb2). Try Green Spring and Mist Gray colors in combination with #b8b2be, 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 #b8b2be offers a combination of cool green and warm red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Titmouse Grey. Thus Powder Ash and Tide giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Titmouse Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Green Spring, Pink Swan, and Tower Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #b8b2be square combo is a palette of warm blue, mid red, cool yellow and warm cyan 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. Titmouse Grey tetradic combo consists of cool yellow complementary color (#b8beb2) and two others. The Tide is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bombay – 120° from the complementary Green Spring. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #beb8b2 and #b2b8be.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #b8b2be is made of 33% red, 32% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Titmouse Grey has a hue angle of 270°, a saturation of 8.45% and a lightness of 72.16%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b8b2be is made of 2.35% cyan, 4.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black ink.

HEX #b8b2be
RGB Decimal rgb(184,178,190)
RGB Percentage 33%, 32%, 34%
CMYK 2.35, 4.71, 0, 25.49
HSL hsl(270,8.45%,72.16%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(270,6.32%,74.51%)
CIE-LAB lab(73.3823,4.377,-5.3423)
XYZ xyz(44.9818,45.7488,55.1748)
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