Ash Grove 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 | #464c40 |
| Complementary Color | #b9bfb3 |
| Color Shade: | warm blue (270° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 72.55% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Ash Grove 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.
#b9bfb3 is the best complementary color to Ash Grove. 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 #b9b3bf complementary color is Green Spring, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
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 #b3b3bf and #bfb3bf. Thus found on the left and right of #b9b3bf on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching French Gray and Pale Slate colors as they work well with Ash Grove.
The split-complementary Ash Grove palette consists of #b3bfb3 and #bfbfb3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b9bfb3). Try Green Spring and Mist Gray colors in combination with #b9b3bf, 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 #b9b3bf 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 Ash Grove. Thus Powder Ash and Tide giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Ash Grove contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Green Spring, Pink Swan, and Submarine split by 90° on the color wheel. #b9b3bf square combo is a palette of warm blue, mid red, cool yellow and warm cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Ash Grove tetradic combo consists of cool yellow complementary color (#b9bfb3) 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 #bfb9b3 and #b3b9bf.
In a RGB color space, hex #b9b3bf is made of 33% red, 32% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Ash Grove has a hue angle of 270°, a saturation of 8.57% and a lightness of 72.55%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b9b3bf is made of 2.35% cyan, 4.7% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black ink.
| HEX | #b9b3bf |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(185,179,191) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 32%, 34% |
| CMYK | 2.35, 4.7, 0, 25.1 |
| HSL | hsl(270,8.57%,72.55%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(270,6.28%,74.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.7502,4.3724,-5.337) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.5317,46.3161,55.8303) |