Argos is pale, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, red magenta or warm cyan
| Inverse Color | #424248 |
| Complementary Color | #b7b7bd |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (60° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 72.94% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Argos Color. The Simply Sage color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Photo Grey (#aead96) for more energetic effect. Try Elemental Grey as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#b7b7bd is the best complementary color to Argos. Cool blue shades generally complement the warm yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #bdbdb7 complementary color is French Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and yellow green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Gray Nickel are #bdbab7 and #babdb7. Thus found on the left and right of #bdbdb7 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cotton Seed and Green Spring colors as they work well with Argos.
The split-complementary Argos palette consists of #bab7bd and #b7babd colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b7b7bd). Try French Gray and Silver Sand colors in combination with #bdbdb7, 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 #bdbdb7 offers a combination of cool magenta and warm cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Argos. Thus Pale Slate and Silver Sand giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Argos contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary French Gray, Powder Ash, and Pale Slate split by 90° on the color wheel. #bdbdb7 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and red magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Argos tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#b7b7bd) and two others. The Silver Sand is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Nobel – 120° from the complementary French Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b7bdbd and #bdb7b7.
In a RGB color space, hex #bdbdb7 is made of 34% red, 34% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Argos has a hue angle of 60°, a saturation of 4.35% and a lightness of 72.94%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bdbdb7 is made of 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.36% yellow and 25.88% black ink.
| HEX | #bdbdb7 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(189,189,183) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 34%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0, 0, 2.36, 25.88 |
| HSL | hsl(60,4.35%,72.94%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(60,3.17%,74.12%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.4561,-1.0904,3.0191) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.7311,50.6329,52.0572) |