Grey Nickel is pale, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, warm magenta or warm cyan
| Inverse Color | #3c3c42 |
| Complementary Color | #bdbdc3 |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (60° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 75.29% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Grey Nickel Color. The Canadian Voodoo Grey color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Tana (#b8b5a1) for more energetic effect. Try Agate Grey as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#bdbdc3 is the best complementary color to Grey Nickel. Cool blue shades generally complement the warm yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c3c3bd complementary color is French Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Gray Nickel are #c3c0bd and #c0c3bd. Thus found on the left and right of #c3c3bd on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cloud and Kangaroo colors as they work well with Grey Nickel.
The split-complementary Grey Nickel palette consists of #c0bdc3 and #bdc0c3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#bdbdc3). Try French Gray and Silver Sand colors in combination with #c3c3bd, 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 #c3c3bd offers a combination of cool magenta and warm cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Grey Nickel. Thus Pale Slate and Silver Sand giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Grey Nickel contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary French Gray, Pumice, and Pale Slate split by 90° on the color wheel. #c3c3bd square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Grey Nickel tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#bdbdc3) and two others. The Silver Sand is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Silver – 120° from the complementary French Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #bdc3c3 and #c3bdbd.
In a RGB color space, hex #c3c3bd is made of 34% red, 34% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Grey Nickel has a hue angle of 60°, a saturation of 4.76% and a lightness of 75.29%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c3c3bd is made of 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.35% yellow and 23.53% black ink.
| HEX | #c3c3bd |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(195,195,189) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 34%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0, 0, 2.35, 23.53 |
| HSL | hsl(60,4.76%,75.29%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(60,3.08%,76.47%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.6401,-1.0844,3.0011) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.2061,54.3064,55.9275) |