Mindful Grey 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 | #424a52 |
| Complementary Color | #adb5bd |
| Color Shade: | warm red (30° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 70.98% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Mindful Grey Color. The Over the Taupe 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 Porcelain Figurines (#a9998c) for more energetic effect. Try Threshold Taupe as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#adb5bd is the best complementary color to Mindful Grey. 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 #bdb5ad complementary color is Hit Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Tide are #bdadad and #bdbdad. Thus found on the left and right of #bdb5ad on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pink Swan and Eagle colors as they work well with Mindful Grey.
The split-complementary Mindful Grey palette consists of #adadbd and #adbdbd colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#adb5bd). Try Spun Pearl and Tower Gray colors in combination with #bdb5ad, 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 #bdb5ad 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 Mindful Grey. Thus Chatelle and Powder Ash giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Mindful Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Hit Gray, Green Spring, and Lily split by 90° on the color wheel. #bdb5ad 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. Mindful Grey tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#adb5bd) and two others. The Powder Ash is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pink Swan – 120° from the complementary Hit Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #adbdb5 and #bdadb5.
In a RGB color space, hex #bdb5ad is made of 35% red, 33% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Mindful Grey has a hue angle of 30°, a saturation of 10.81% and a lightness of 70.98%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bdb5ad is made of 0% cyan, 3.14% magenta, 6.28% yellow and 25.88% black ink.
| HEX | #bdb5ad |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(189,181,173) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 33%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 3.14, 6.28, 25.88 |
| HSL | hsl(30,10.81%,70.98%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(30,8.47%,74.12%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.1153,1.4226,5.0724) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.053,46.8837,46.2101) |