Best in Show 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 | #464842 |
| Complementary Color | #bbbdb7 |
| Color Shade: | warm blue (260° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 72.94% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Best in Show Color. The Diaphanous color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid blue bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Luxe Lilac (#a8a3b1) for more energetic effect. Try Silver Sconce as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#bbbdb7 is the best complementary color to Best in Show. 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 #b9b7bd complementary color is Gray Nickel, 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 French Gray are #b7b8bd and #bcb7bd. Thus found on the left and right of #b9b7bd on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bombay and Chatelle colors as they work well with Best in Show.
The split-complementary Best in Show palette consists of #b8bdb7 and #bdbcb7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#bbbdb7). Try Green Spring and Gray Nickel colors in combination with #b9b7bd, 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 #b9b7bd 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 Best in Show. Thus Pumice and Cotton Seed giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Best in Show contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Gray Nickel, Pink Swan, and Silver Sand split by 90° on the color wheel. #b9b7bd square combo is a palette of warm blue, cool 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. Best in Show tetradic combo consists of cool yellow complementary color (#bbbdb7) and two others. The Cotton Seed is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Silver Sand – 120° from the complementary Gray Nickel. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #bdb9b7 and #b7bbbd.
In a RGB color space, hex #b9b7bd is made of 33% red, 33% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Best in Show has a hue angle of 260°, a saturation of 4.35% and a lightness of 72.94%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b9b7bd is made of 1.57% cyan, 2.36% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black ink.
| HEX | #b9b7bd |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(185,183,189) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 33%, 34% |
| CMYK | 1.57, 2.36, 0, 25.88 |
| HSL | hsl(260,4.35%,72.94%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(260,3.17%,74.12%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.7336,1.8294,-2.7955) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.1264,47.8554,54.95) |