Clear Concrete Color

#bab6b2

Clear Concrete is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, cool magenta or green cyan

Inverse Color #45494d
Complementary Color #b2b5b9
Color Shade: warm red (30° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 71.37% (better contrasting with white)
Clear Concrete Color Sample
Clear Concrete Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #bab6b2

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Clear Concrete Color. The Morris Room Grey color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Roadside (#ada493) for more energetic effect. Try Simply Taupe as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#b2b5b9 is the best complementary color to Clear Concrete. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #bab6b2 complementary color is Bombay, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Tide are #b9b2b2 and #b9b9b2. Thus found on the left and right of #bab6b2 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Nobel and Gray Nickel colors as they work well with Clear Concrete.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Clear Concrete palette consists of #b2b2b9 and #b2b9b9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b2b5b9). Try Bombay and Silver Sand colors in combination with #bab6b2, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #bab6b2 offers a combination of violet and green cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Clear Concrete. Thus Chatelle and Edward giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Clear Concrete contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bombay, Green Spring, and Shady Lady split by 90° on the color wheel. #bab6b2 square combo is a palette of orange, warm green, blue cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Clear Concrete tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#b2b5b9) and two others. The Edward is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pink Swan – 120° from the complementary Bombay. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b2b9b6 and #b9b2b5.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #bab6b2 is made of 34% red, 33% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Clear Concrete has a hue angle of 30°, a saturation of 5.48% and a lightness of 71.37%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bab6b2 is made of 0% cyan, 1.57% magenta, 3.14% yellow and 27.06% black ink.

HEX #bab6b2
RGB Decimal rgb(186,182,178)
RGB Percentage 34%, 33%, 33%
CMYK 0, 1.57, 3.14, 27.06
HSL hsl(30,5.48%,71.37%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(30,4.3%,72.94%)
CIE-LAB lab(74.2597,0.6867,2.5224)
XYZ xyz(45.0135,47.1094,48.84)
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