Alaskan Grey Color

#bcbebc

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

Inverse Color #434143
Complementary Color #bebcbe
Color Shade: warm green (120° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 74.12% (better contrasting with white)
Alaskan Grey Color Sample
Alaskan Grey Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #bcbebc

If you're looking for a similar warm green shade, there are some better alternatives to Alaskan Grey Color. The Wind Fresh White color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a yellow green bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Rainee (#b3c1b1) for more energetic effect. Try Montezuma Hills as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#bebcbe is the best complementary color to Alaskan Grey. Cool magenta shades generally complement the warm green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #bcbebc complementary color is Pale Slate, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool yellow, warm green, and cool green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Pumice are #bdbebc and #bcbebd. Thus found on the left and right of #bcbebc on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Gray Nickel and Pumice colors as they work well with Alaskan Grey.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Alaskan Grey palette consists of #bebcbd and #bdbcbe colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#bebcbe). Try Pale Slate and French Gray colors in combination with #bcbebc, 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 #bcbebc offers a combination of mid red and cool blue shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Alaskan Grey. Thus Silver and French Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Alaskan Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pale Slate, Silver Sand, and Cloud split by 90° on the color wheel. #bcbebc square combo is a palette of warm green, cool cyan, cool magenta and warm red 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. Alaskan Grey tetradic combo consists of cool magenta complementary color (#bebcbe) and two others. The French Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Gray Nickel – 120° from the complementary Pale Slate. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #bcbcbe and #bebebc.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #bcbebc is made of 33% red, 34% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Alaskan Grey has a hue angle of 120°, a saturation of 1.52% and a lightness of 74.12%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bcbebc is made of 0.78% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.78% yellow and 25.49% black ink.

HEX #bcbebc
RGB Decimal rgb(188,190,188)
RGB Percentage 33%, 34%, 33%
CMYK 0.78, 0, 0.78, 25.49
HSL hsl(120,1.52%,74.12%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(120,1.05%,74.51%)
CIE-LAB lab(76.7692,-1.0614,0.755)
XYZ xyz(48.2296,51.1491,54.9077)
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