Grey Shadows Color

#c2bdba

Grey Shadows is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green

Inverse Color #3d4245
Complementary Color #babec2
Color Shade: warm red (22.5° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 74.51% (better contrasting with white)
Grey Shadows Color Sample
Grey Shadows Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #c2bdba

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Grey Shadows Color. The Lavender Suede color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Deer Run (#b2a69a) for more energetic effect. Try Nantucket Sands as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#babec2 is the best complementary color to Grey Shadows. Cool cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c2bdba complementary color is Silver Sand, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Cotton Seed are #c2babb and #c2c1ba. Thus found on the left and right of #c2bdba on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pink Swan and Mist Gray colors as they work well with Grey Shadows.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Grey Shadows palette consists of #babbc2 and #bac2c1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#babec2). Try French Gray and Submarine colors in combination with #c2bdba, 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 #c2bdba offers a combination of warm blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Grey Shadows. Thus French Gray and Pumice giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Grey Shadows contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Silver Sand, Pumice, and Chatelle split by 90° on the color wheel. #c2bdba square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta 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. Grey Shadows tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#babec2) and two others. The Pumice is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pale Slate – 120° from the complementary Silver Sand. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #bac2bd and #c2babe.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #c2bdba is made of 34% red, 33% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Grey Shadows has a hue angle of 22.5°, a saturation of 6.15% and a lightness of 74.51%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c2bdba is made of 0% cyan, 1.96% magenta, 3.14% yellow and 23.92% black ink.

HEX #c2bdba
RGB Decimal rgb(194,189,186)
RGB Percentage 34%, 33%, 33%
CMYK 0, 1.96, 3.14, 23.92
HSL hsl(22.5,6.15%,74.51%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(22.5,4.12%,76.08%)
CIE-LAB lab(76.9265,1.213,2.125)
XYZ xyz(49.3087,51.4097,53.7786)
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