Gray Ashlar is pale, warm-toned shade of mid yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid blue, red magenta or mid cyan
| Inverse Color | #3b3a45 |
| Complementary Color | #bbbac4 |
| Color Shade: | mid yellow (65.45° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 75.1% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Gray Ashlar Color. The Subtle Touch color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Cool Granite (#abaca8) for more calm effect. Try Trinity Islands as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#bbbac4 is the best complementary color to Gray Ashlar. Mid blue shades generally complement the mid yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c4c5ba complementary color is French Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of orange, mid yellow, and yellow green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Kangaroo are #c4c0ba and #bec4ba. Thus found on the left and right of #c4c5ba on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cotton Seed and Green Spring colors as they work well with Gray Ashlar.
The split-complementary Gray Ashlar palette consists of #c0bac4 and #babec4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#bbbac4). Try Chatelle and French Gray colors in combination with #c4c5ba, 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 #c4c5ba offers a combination of mid magenta and mid cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Gray Ashlar. Thus Pale Slate and Submarine giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Gray Ashlar contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary French Gray, Powder Ash, and Pale Slate split by 90° on the color wheel. #c4c5ba square combo is a palette of mid yellow, green cyan, mid blue and red magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Gray Ashlar tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#bbbac4) and two others. The Submarine is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pink Swan – 120° from the complementary French Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #bac3c4 and #c4bbba.
In a RGB color space, hex #c4c5ba is made of 34% red, 34% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Gray Ashlar has a hue angle of 65.45°, a saturation of 8.66% and a lightness of 75.1%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c4c5ba is made of 0.39% cyan, 0% magenta, 4.31% yellow and 22.75% black ink.
| HEX | #c4c5ba |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(196,197,186) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 34%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0.39, 0, 4.31, 22.75 |
| HSL | hsl(65.45,8.66%,75.1%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(65.45,5.58%,77.25%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.1641,-2.3178,5.3836) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.5941,55.2134,54.3923) |