Glasgow Fog is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #424751 |
| Complementary Color | #aeb3bd |
| Color Shade: | orange (40° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 71.18% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Glasgow Fog Color. The Urban Charm color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Mountain Mist (#a09f9c) for more calm effect. Try Prairie Sage as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#aeb3bd is the best complementary color to Glasgow Fog. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #bdb8ae complementary color is Aluminium, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Tide are #bdb0ae and #babdae. Thus found on the left and right of #bdb8ae on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Silk and Eagle colors as they work well with Glasgow Fog.
The split-complementary Glasgow Fog palette consists of #b0aebd and #aebabd colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#aeb3bd). Try Spun Pearl and Tower Gray colors in combination with #bdb8ae, 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 #bdb8ae offers a combination of violet and green cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Glasgow Fog. Thus Chatelle and Powder Ash giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Glasgow Fog contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Aluminium, Green Spring, and Pink Swan split by 90° on the color wheel. #bdb8ae square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Glasgow Fog tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#aeb3bd) and two others. The Powder Ash is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pink Swan – 120° from the complementary Aluminium. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #aebdb8 and #bdaeb3.
In a RGB color space, hex #bdb8ae is made of 35% red, 34% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Glasgow Fog has a hue angle of 40°, a saturation of 10.2% and a lightness of 71.18%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bdb8ae is made of 0% cyan, 1.96% magenta, 5.88% yellow and 25.88% black ink.
| HEX | #bdb8ae |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(189,184,174) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 34%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 1.96, 5.88, 25.88 |
| HSL | hsl(40,10.2%,71.18%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(40,7.94%,74.12%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.9231,-0.0111,5.6916) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.7667,48.1558,46.9272) |