Wells Grey is pale, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, warm magenta or warm cyan
| Inverse Color | #464a5b |
| Complementary Color | #a4a8b9 |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (48.57° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 68.43% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Wells Grey Color. The Neutral Green color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Woolen Vest (#b0a582) for more energetic effect. Try Eastlake Olive as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#a4a8b9 is the best complementary color to Wells Grey. Cool blue shades generally complement the warm yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b9b5a4 complementary color is Aluminium, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Nomad are #b9aaa4 and #b2b9a4. Thus found on the left and right of #b9b5a4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Silk and Eagle colors as they work well with Wells Grey.
The split-complementary Wells Grey palette consists of #aaa4b9 and #a4b2b9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a4a8b9). Try Amethyst Smoke and Hit Gray colors in combination with #b9b5a4, 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 #b9b5a4 offers a combination of cool magenta and warm cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Wells Grey. Thus London Hue and Tower Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Wells Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Aluminium, Edward, and Lily split by 90° on the color wheel. #b9b5a4 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Wells Grey tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#a4a8b9) and two others. The Tower Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Martini – 120° from the complementary Aluminium. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a4b9b5 and #b9a4a7.
In a RGB color space, hex #b9b5a4 is made of 35% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Wells Grey has a hue angle of 48.57°, a saturation of 13.04% and a lightness of 68.43%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b9b5a4 is made of 0% cyan, 1.57% magenta, 8.24% yellow and 27.45% black ink.
| HEX | #b9b5a4 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(185,181,164) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 34%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 1.57, 8.24, 27.45 |
| HSL | hsl(48.57,13.04%,68.43%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(48.57,11.35%,72.55%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.573,-1.5638,9.1601) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.2323,46.0424,41.7304) |