French Grey Color

#bfbdc1

French Grey 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 #40423e
Complementary Color #bfc1bd
Color Shade: warm blue (270° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 74.9% (better contrasting with white)
French Grey Color Sample
French Grey Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #bfbdc1

If you're looking for a similar warm blue shade, there are some better alternatives to French Grey Color. The Virtuous Violet color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid blue bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Misty Lilac (#bcb4c4) for more energetic effect. Try Perplexed as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#bfc1bd is the best complementary color to French Grey. 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 #bfbdc1 complementary color is Gray Nickel, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool blue, warm blue, and cool magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of French Gray are #bdbdc1 and #c1bdc1. Thus found on the left and right of #bfbdc1 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching French Gray and Pale Slate colors as they work well with French Grey.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary French Grey palette consists of #bdc1bd and #c1c1bd colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#bfc1bd). Try Pumice and Gray Nickel colors in combination with #bfbdc1, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #bfbdc1 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 French Grey. Thus Pumice and Cloud giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of French Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Gray Nickel, Silver, and Silver Sand split by 90° on the color wheel. #bfbdc1 square combo is a palette of warm blue, mid red, cool yellow and warm cyan shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. French Grey tetradic combo consists of cool yellow complementary color (#bfc1bd) and two others. The Cloud is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Silver Sand – 120° from the complementary Gray Nickel. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c1bfbd and #bdbfc1.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #bfbdc1 is made of 33% red, 33% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode French Grey has a hue angle of 270°, a saturation of 3.12% and a lightness of 74.9%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bfbdc1 is made of 0.79% cyan, 1.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 24.31% black ink.

HEX #bfbdc1
RGB Decimal rgb(191,189,193)
RGB Percentage 33%, 33%, 34%
CMYK 0.79, 1.57, 0, 24.31
HSL hsl(270,3.12%,74.9%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(270,2.07%,75.69%)
CIE-LAB lab(76.8735,1.4426,-1.7746)
XYZ xyz(49.3091,51.3218,57.7593)
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