Nickel Plate is pale, warm-toned shade of yellow green. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool magenta, mid red or cool blue
| Inverse Color | #3e3940 |
| Complementary Color | #c4bec6 |
| Color Shade: | yellow green (102.86° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 76.27% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar yellow green shade, there are some better alternatives to Nickel Plate Color. The Forever Green color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool yellow bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Pastel Grey Green (#bccbb9) for more energetic effect. Try Graceful Green as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#c4bec6 is the best complementary color to Nickel Plate. Cool magenta shades generally complement the yellow green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c1c6bf complementary color is Chatelle, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid yellow, yellow green, and mid green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Green Spring are #c4c6be and #bec6c0. Thus found on the left and right of #c1c6bf on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Kangaroo and Pumice colors as they work well with Nickel Plate.
The split-complementary Nickel Plate palette consists of #c6bec4 and #c0bec6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c4bec6). Try Pale Slate and French Gray colors in combination with #c1c6bf, 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 #c1c6bf offers a combination of cool red and cool blue shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Nickel Plate. Thus Pale Slate and French Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Nickel Plate contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Chatelle, Silver Sand, and Silver Rust split by 90° on the color wheel. #c1c6bf square combo is a palette of yellow green, mid cyan, cool magenta and mid red shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Nickel Plate tetradic combo consists of cool magenta complementary color (#c4bec6) and two others. The French Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cloud – 120° from the complementary Chatelle. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #bec0c6 and #c6c4be.
In a RGB color space, hex #c1c6bf is made of 33% red, 34% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Nickel Plate has a hue angle of 102.86°, a saturation of 5.79% and a lightness of 76.27%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c1c6bf is made of 1.96% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.75% yellow and 22.35% black ink.
| HEX | #c1c6bf |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(193,198,191) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 34%, 33% |
| CMYK | 1.96, 0, 2.75, 22.35 |
| HSL | hsl(102.86,5.79%,76.27%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(102.86,3.54%,77.65%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.3211,-3.0046,2.8932) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.5904,55.4872,57.2812) |