French Silver is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or cool magenta
| Inverse Color | #474343 |
| Complementary Color | #bcb8b8 |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (180° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 72.94% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to French Silver Color. The Dutch Tile Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Su-Nezumi Grey (#9fa0a0) for more calm effect. Try Oily Steel as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#bcb8b8 is the best complementary color to French Silver. Mid red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b8bcbc complementary color is Nobel, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Silver Sand are #b8bcba and #b8babc. Thus found on the left and right of #b8bcbc on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pumice and Silver Sand colors as they work well with French Silver.
The split-complementary French Silver palette consists of #bcbab8 and #bcb8ba colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#bcb8b8). Try Cotton Seed and Pale Slate colors in combination with #b8bcbc, 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 #b8bcbc offers a combination of warm yellow and cool magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the French Silver. Thus Gray Nickel and Pale Slate giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of French Silver contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Nobel, French Gray, and Green Spring split by 90° on the color wheel. #b8bcbc square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, mid red and yellow green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. French Silver tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#bcb8b8) and two others. The Pale Slate is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pumice – 120° from the complementary Nobel. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #bcb8bc and #b8bcb8.
In a RGB color space, hex #b8bcbc is made of 33% red, 34% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode French Silver has a hue angle of 180°, a saturation of 2.9% and a lightness of 72.94%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b8bcbc is made of 1.57% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black ink.
| HEX | #b8bcbc |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(184,188,188) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 34%, 34% |
| CMYK | 1.57, 0, 0, 26.27 |
| HSL | hsl(180,2.9%,72.94%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(180,2.13%,73.73%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.9387,-1.3843,-0.4942) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.8275,49.7876,54.7189) |