Pumice 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 | #453f4b |
| Complementary Color | #bab4c0 |
| Color Shade: | cool yellow (90° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 72.94% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Pumice Color. The Unusual Grey color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool yellow bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Pale Sage (#acbda1) for more energetic effect. Try Schist as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#bab4c0 is the best complementary color to Pumice. 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 #bac0b4 complementary color is Chatelle, 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 #c0c0b4 and #b4c0b4. Thus found on the left and right of #bac0b4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mist Gray and Green Spring colors as they work well with Pumice.
The split-complementary Pumice palette consists of #c0b4c0 and #b4b4c0 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#bab4c0). Try Pale Slate and French Gray colors in combination with #bac0b4, 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 #bac0b4 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 Pumice. Thus Pink Swan and Bombay giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Pumice contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Chatelle, Submarine, and Pink Swan split by 90° on the color wheel. #bac0b4 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. Pumice tetradic combo consists of warm blue complementary color (#bab4c0) and two others. The Bombay is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cotton Seed – 120° from the complementary Chatelle. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b4bac0 and #c0bab4.
In a RGB color space, hex #bac0b4 is made of 33% red, 34% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Pumice has a hue angle of 90°, a saturation of 8.7% and a lightness of 72.94%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bac0b4 is made of 2.35% cyan, 0% magenta, 4.7% yellow and 24.71% black ink.
| HEX | #bac0b4 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(186,192,180) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 34%, 32% |
| CMYK | 2.35, 0, 4.7, 24.71 |
| HSL | hsl(90,8.7%,72.94%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(90,6.25%,75.29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.941,-4.2756,5.315) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.3376,51.4337,50.6128) |