Pewter Tray is pale, warm-toned shade of cool green. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm magenta, warm yellow or warm blue
| Inverse Color | #423a3f |
| Complementary Color | #c4bdc2 |
| Color Shade: | cool green (142.5° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 75.69% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool green shade, there are some better alternatives to Pewter Tray Color. The Aqua Foam color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid green bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Kind Green (#aac2b3) for more energetic effect. Try Powdered Gum as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#c4bdc2 is the best complementary color to Pewter Tray. Warm magenta shades generally complement the cool green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #bdc5c0 complementary color is Pale Slate, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm green, cool green, and warm cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Pumice are #bec4bd and #bdc4c3. Thus found on the left and right of #bdc5c0 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pumice and Submarine colors as they work well with Pewter Tray.
The split-complementary Pewter Tray palette consists of #c4bdbe and #c3bdc4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c4bdc2). Try Pink Swan and Chatelle colors in combination with #bdc5c0, 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 #bdc5c0 offers a combination of warm red and warm blue shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Pewter Tray. Thus Cloud and French Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Pewter Tray contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pale Slate, French Gray, and Gray Nickel split by 90° on the color wheel. #bdc5c0 square combo is a palette of cool green, cool blue, warm magenta and warm yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Pewter Tray tetradic combo consists of warm magenta complementary color (#c4bdc2) and two others. The French Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Kangaroo – 120° from the complementary Pale Slate. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #bfbdc4 and #c2c4bd.
In a RGB color space, hex #bdc5c0 is made of 33% red, 34% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Pewter Tray has a hue angle of 142.5°, a saturation of 6.45% and a lightness of 75.69%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bdc5c0 is made of 3.13% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.96% yellow and 22.75% black ink.
| HEX | #bdc5c0 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(189,197,192) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 34%, 33% |
| CMYK | 3.13, 0, 1.96, 22.75 |
| HSL | hsl(142.5,6.45%,75.69%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(142.5,4.06%,77.25%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.7855,-3.6781,1.54) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.4669,54.5571,57.7399) |