Anon is pale, cool-toned shade of cool blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm yellow, cool green or cool red
| Inverse Color | #424037 |
| Complementary Color | #c8c6bc |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (229.09° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 76.27% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Anon Color. The Grain of Salt color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Cream Violet (#a9aabd) for more energetic effect. Try Empire State Grey as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#c8c6bc is the best complementary color to Anon. Warm yellow shades generally complement the cool blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #bdbfc8 complementary color is Ash, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool cyan, cool blue, and warm blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of French Gray are #bcc4c8 and #c0bcc8. Thus found on the left and right of #bdbfc8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Submarine and Gray Suit colors as they work well with Anon.
The split-complementary Anon palette consists of #c4c8bc and #c8c0bc colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c8c6bc). Try Kangaroo and Silver Rust colors in combination with #bdbfc8, 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 #bdbfc8 offers a combination of warm green and cool red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Anon. Thus Green Spring and Pink Swan giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Anon contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Ash, Pale Slate, and Powder Ash split by 90° on the color wheel. #bdbfc8 square combo is a palette of cool blue, warm magenta, warm yellow and cool green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Anon tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#c8c6bc) and two others. The Pink Swan is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Submarine – 120° from the complementary Ash. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c8bcbe and #bcc8c6.
In a RGB color space, hex #bdbfc8 is made of 33% red, 33% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Anon has a hue angle of 229.09°, a saturation of 9.09% and a lightness of 76.27%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bdbfc8 is made of 4.31% cyan, 3.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.57% black ink.
| HEX | #bdbfc8 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(189,191,200) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 33%, 34% |
| CMYK | 4.31, 3.53, 0, 21.57 |
| HSL | hsl(229.09,9.09%,76.27%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(229.09,5.5%,78.43%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.4304,1.024,-4.765) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.0424,52.2506,62.0914) |