Evening Haze is pale, cool-toned shade of warm blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool yellow, warm cyan or warm red
| Inverse Color | #424738 |
| Complementary Color | #c2c7b8 |
| Color Shade: | warm blue (260° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 75.1% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Evening Haze Color. The Winter Amethyst color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid blue bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Take the Plunge (#d8d4dd) for more calm effect. Try Dusty Grey as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#c2c7b8 is the best complementary color to Evening Haze. Cool yellow shades generally complement the warm blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #bdb8c7 complementary color is Kangaroo, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool blue, warm blue, and cool magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Gray Suit are #b8bac7 and #c4b8c7. Thus found on the left and right of #bdb8c7 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching French Gray and Chatelle colors as they work well with Evening Haze.
The split-complementary Evening Haze palette consists of #bac7b8 and #c7c4b8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c2c7b8). Try Green Spring and Ash colors in combination with #bdb8c7, 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 #bdb8c7 offers a combination of cool green and warm red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Evening Haze. Thus Powder Ash and Silver Rust giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Evening Haze contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Kangaroo, Cold Turkey, and Submarine split by 90° on the color wheel. #bdb8c7 square combo is a palette of warm blue, cool red, cool yellow and warm cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Evening Haze tetradic combo consists of cool yellow complementary color (#c2c7b8) and two others. The Silver Rust is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Submarine – 120° from the complementary Kangaroo. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c7bdb8 and #b8c2c7.
In a RGB color space, hex #bdb8c7 is made of 33% red, 32% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Evening Haze has a hue angle of 260°, a saturation of 11.81% and a lightness of 75.1%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bdb8c7 is made of 3.92% cyan, 5.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.96% black ink.
| HEX | #bdb8c7 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(189,184,199) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 32%, 35% |
| CMYK | 3.92, 5.88, 0, 21.96 |
| HSL | hsl(260,11.81%,75.1%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(260,7.54%,78.04%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.59,4.5883,-6.9435) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.4356,49.2233,60.9811) |