Hazel Gaze 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 | #47404e |
| Complementary Color | #b8b1bf |
| Color Shade: | cool yellow (90° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 72.16% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Hazel Gaze Color. The Autonomous 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 Unusual Grey (#a3a7a0) for more calm effect. Try Reseda as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#b8b1bf is the best complementary color to Hazel Gaze. 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 #b8bfb1 complementary color is Chatelle, 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 #bfbfb1 and #b1bfb1. Thus found on the left and right of #b8bfb1 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Ash and Green Spring colors as they work well with Hazel Gaze.
The split-complementary Hazel Gaze palette consists of #bfb1bf and #b1b1bf colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b8b1bf). Try Pale Slate and Spun Pearl colors in combination with #b8bfb1, 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 #b8bfb1 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 Hazel Gaze. Thus Pink Swan and Bombay giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Hazel Gaze contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Chatelle, Tower Gray, and Pink Swan split by 90° on the color wheel. #b8bfb1 square combo is a palette of cool yellow, warm cyan, warm blue and mid red shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Hazel Gaze tetradic combo consists of warm blue complementary color (#b8b1bf) and two others. The Bombay is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tide – 120° from the complementary Chatelle. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b1b8bf and #bfb8b1.
In a RGB color space, hex #b8bfb1 is made of 33% red, 35% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Hazel Gaze has a hue angle of 90°, a saturation of 9.86% and a lightness of 72.16%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b8bfb1 is made of 2.74% cyan, 0% magenta, 5.49% yellow and 25.1% black ink.
| HEX | #b8bfb1 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(184,191,177) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 35%, 32% |
| CMYK | 2.74, 0, 5.49, 25.1 |
| HSL | hsl(90,9.86%,72.16%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(90,7.33%,74.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.4521,-4.9897,6.214) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.3338,50.6263,48.9248) |