Rough Asphalt is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #424140 |
| Complementary Color | #bfbebd |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (210° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 74.51% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Rough Asphalt Color. The Laundry Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Transformer (#a5acb7) for more energetic effect. Try Ironbreaker Metal as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#bfbebd is the best complementary color to Rough Asphalt. Warm red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #bdbebf complementary color is Cloud, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Silver Sand are #bdbfbf and #bdbdbf. Thus found on the left and right of #bdbebf on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Silver Sand and French Gray colors as they work well with Rough Asphalt.
The split-complementary Rough Asphalt palette consists of #bfbfbd and #bfbdbd colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#bfbebd). Try Gray Nickel and Silver colors in combination with #bdbebf, 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 #bdbebf offers a combination of cool yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Rough Asphalt. Thus Gray Nickel and Pale Slate giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Rough Asphalt contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cloud, Pale Slate, and Pumice split by 90° on the color wheel. #bdbebf square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Rough Asphalt tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#bfbebd) and two others. The Pale Slate is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pumice – 120° from the complementary Cloud. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #bfbdbe and #bdbfbe.
In a RGB color space, hex #bdbebf is made of 33% red, 33% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Rough Asphalt has a hue angle of 210°, a saturation of 1.54% and a lightness of 74.51%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bdbebf is made of 0.78% cyan, 0.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black ink.
| HEX | #bdbebf |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(189,190,191) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 33%, 34% |
| CMYK | 0.78, 0.39, 0, 25.1 |
| HSL | hsl(210,1.54%,74.51%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(210,1.05%,74.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.9251,-0.157,-0.6337) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.8037,51.4073,56.6406) |