Blue Fox is pale, warm-toned shade of cool yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm blue, mid red or blue cyan
| Inverse Color | #464349 |
| Complementary Color | #b9b6bc |
| Color Shade: | cool yellow (90° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 72.55% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Blue Fox Color. The Gargoyle color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool yellow bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Tranquil Green (#a4af9e) for more energetic effect. Try Limestone Green as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#b9b6bc is the best complementary color to Blue Fox. Warm blue shades generally complement the yellow green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b9bcb6 complementary color is French Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm yellow, yellow green, and warm green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Green Spring are #bcbcb6 and #b6bcb6. Thus found on the left and right of #b9bcb6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Gray Nickel and Pumice colors as they work well with Blue Fox.
The split-complementary Blue Fox palette consists of #bcb6bc and #b6b6bc colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b9b6bc). Try Pale Slate and Bombay colors in combination with #b9bcb6, 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 #b9bcb6 offers a combination of red magenta and blue cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Blue Fox. Thus Pale Slate and Silver Sand giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Blue Fox contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary French Gray, Silver Sand, and Nobel split by 90° on the color wheel. #b9bcb6 square combo is a palette of yellow green, 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. Blue Fox tetradic combo consists of warm blue complementary color (#b9b6bc) and two others. The Silver Sand is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cotton Seed – 120° from the complementary French Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b6b9bc and #bcb9b6.
In a RGB color space, hex #b9bcb6 is made of 33% red, 34% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Blue Fox has a hue angle of 90°, a saturation of 4.29% and a lightness of 72.55%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b9bcb6 is made of 1.18% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.36% yellow and 26.27% black ink.
| HEX | #b9bcb6 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(185,188,182) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 34%, 33% |
| CMYK | 1.18, 0, 2.36, 26.27 |
| HSL | hsl(90,4.29%,72.55%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(90,3.19%,73.73%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.8589,-2.1487,2.6568) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.4343,49.6581,51.3936) |