Soft Metal is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, violet or mid green
| Inverse Color | #454d4e |
| Complementary Color | #b1b8b9 |
| Color Shade: | mid red (6.67° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 71.18% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Soft Metal Color. The Tricycle Taupe color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Lavenbrun (#af9894) for more energetic effect. Try Cortex as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#b1b8b9 is the best complementary color to Soft Metal. Mid cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #bab2b1 complementary color is Silver Sand, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Nobel are #b9b1b4 and #b9b6b1. Thus found on the left and right of #bab2b1 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pink Swan and Tide colors as they work well with Soft Metal.
The split-complementary Soft Metal palette consists of #b1b4b9 and #b1b9b6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b1b8b9). Try Bombay and Edward colors in combination with #bab2b1, 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 #bab2b1 offers a combination of mid blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Soft Metal. Thus Spun Pearl and Pumice giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Soft Metal contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Silver Sand, Green Spring, and Chatelle split by 90° on the color wheel. #bab2b1 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Soft Metal tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#b1b8b9) and two others. The Pumice is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Shady Lady – 120° from the complementary Silver Sand. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b1b9b2 and #b9b1b8.
In a RGB color space, hex #bab2b1 is made of 34% red, 33% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Soft Metal has a hue angle of 6.67°, a saturation of 6.12% and a lightness of 71.18%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bab2b1 is made of 0% cyan, 3.14% magenta, 3.53% yellow and 27.06% black ink.
| HEX | #bab2b1 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(186,178,177) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 33%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0, 3.14, 3.53, 27.06 |
| HSL | hsl(6.67,6.12%,71.18%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(6.67,4.84%,72.94%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.19,2.6601,1.5146) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.1059,45.4542,48.0439) |