Silk is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green
| Inverse Color | #424e57 |
| Complementary Color | #a7b3bd |
| Color Shade: | warm red (25.71° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 70% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Silk Color. The Lite Mocha color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Riverbank (#ae9e87) for more energetic effect. Try Weathered Wood as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#a7b3bd is the best complementary color to Silk. Cool cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #bdb1a8 complementary color is Hit Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Silk are #bda7a9 and #bdbba7. Thus found on the left and right of #bdb1a8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Thatch and Eagle colors as they work well with Silk.
The split-complementary Silk palette consists of #a7a9bd and #a7bdbb colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a7b3bd). Try Spun Pearl and Tower Gray colors in combination with #bdb1a8, 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 #bdb1a8 offers a combination of warm blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Silk. Thus Chatelle and Summer Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Silk contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Hit Gray, Norway, and London Hue split by 90° on the color wheel. #bdb1a8 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Silk tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#a7b3bd) and two others. The Summer Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lily – 120° from the complementary Hit Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a7bdb1 and #bda7b3.
In a RGB color space, hex #bdb1a8 is made of 35% red, 33% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Silk has a hue angle of 25.71°, a saturation of 13.73% and a lightness of 70%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bdb1a8 is made of 0% cyan, 4.71% magenta, 8.24% yellow and 25.88% black ink.
| HEX | #bdb1a8 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(189,177,168) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 33%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 4.71, 8.24, 25.88 |
| HSL | hsl(25.71,13.73%,70%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(25.71,11.11%,74.12%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.9513,2.7222,6.1287) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.7763,45.0903,43.4418) |