Stormhost Silver is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or mid magenta
| Inverse Color | #443936 |
| Complementary Color | #c9bdbb |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (192.86° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 76.08% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Stormhost Silver Color. The Colonial Aqua color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Faded Flaxflower (#9eb4c0) for more energetic effect. Try Ether as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#c9bdbb is the best complementary color to Stormhost Silver. Mid red shades generally complement the mid cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #bbc6c9 complementary color is Silver Rust, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Submarine are #bbc9c4 and #bbbfc9. Thus found on the left and right of #bbc6c9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Powder Ash and French Gray colors as they work well with Stormhost Silver.
The split-complementary Stormhost Silver palette consists of #c9c4bb and #c9bbbf colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c9bdbb). Try Ash and Cold Turkey colors in combination with #bbc6c9, 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 #bbc6c9 offers a combination of mid yellow and mid magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Stormhost Silver. Thus Kangaroo and Pale Slate giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Stormhost Silver contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Silver Rust, Chatelle, and Green Spring split by 90° on the color wheel. #bbc6c9 square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Stormhost Silver tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#c9bdbb) and two others. The Pale Slate is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Powder Ash – 120° from the complementary Silver Rust. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c9bbc6 and #bbc9bd.
In a RGB color space, hex #bbc6c9 is made of 32% red, 34% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Stormhost Silver has a hue angle of 192.86°, a saturation of 11.48% and a lightness of 76.08%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bbc6c9 is made of 5.49% cyan, 1.17% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.18% black ink.
| HEX | #bbc6c9 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(187,198,201) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 34%, 34% |
| CMYK | 5.49, 1.17, 0, 21.18 |
| HSL | hsl(192.86,11.48%,76.08%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(192.86,6.97%,78.82%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.1391,-3.1715,-2.8065) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.2302,55.17,63.2071) |