Spring Grey is pale, warm-toned shade of mid yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, red magenta or mid cyan
| Inverse Color | #3a394c |
| Complementary Color | #b3b3c6 |
| Color Shade: | mid yellow (63.16° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 73.92% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Spring Grey Color. The Green Tea color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Powdered Sage (#b7b38d) for more energetic effect. Try Winter Rye as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#b3b3c6 is the best complementary color to Spring Grey. Cool blue shades generally complement the mid yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c5c6b3 complementary color is Gray Suit, 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 Foggy Gray are #c6bdb3 and #bbc6b3. Thus found on the left and right of #c5c6b3 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tea and Clay Ash colors as they work well with Spring Grey.
The split-complementary Spring Grey palette consists of #bdb3c6 and #b3bbc6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b3b3c6). Try Chatelle and Cadet Blue colors in combination with #c5c6b3, 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 #c5c6b3 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 Spring Grey. Thus Lily and Submarine giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Spring Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Gray Suit, Powder Ash, and Cold Turkey split by 90° on the color wheel. #c5c6b3 square combo is a palette of mid yellow, green cyan, cool 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. Spring Grey tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#b3b3c6) and two others. The Submarine is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cold Turkey – 120° from the complementary Gray Suit. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b3c5c6 and #c6b3b3.
In a RGB color space, hex #c5c6b3 is made of 34% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Spring Grey has a hue angle of 63.16°, a saturation of 14.29% and a lightness of 73.92%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c5c6b3 is made of 0.4% cyan, 0% magenta, 7.45% yellow and 22.35% black ink.
| HEX | #c5c6b3 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(197,198,179) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 34%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0.4, 0, 7.45, 22.35 |
| HSL | hsl(63.16,14.29%,73.92%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(63.16,9.6%,77.65%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.3359,-3.6852,9.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.3567,55.5132,50.6561) |