Heath Grey is pale, warm-toned shade of mid yellow. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with mid blue, red magenta or mid cyan
| Inverse Color | #36343d |
| Complementary Color | #c3c2ca |
| Color Shade: | mid yellow (73.33° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 77.84% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Heath Grey Color. The Plymouth Grey color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Tickled Crow (#b6baa4) for more energetic effect. Try Healing Retreat as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#c3c2ca is the best complementary color to Heath Grey. 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 #c9cbc2 complementary color is French Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm yellow, mid yellow, and yellow green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Kangaroo are #cac8c2 and #c4cac2. Thus found on the left and right of #c9cbc2 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cloud and Pumice colors as they work well with Heath Grey.
The split-complementary Heath Grey palette consists of #c8c2ca and #c2c4ca colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c3c2ca). Try Chatelle and French Gray colors in combination with #c9cbc2, 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 #c9cbc2 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 Heath Grey. Thus Pale Slate and Silver Sand giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Heath Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary French Gray, Powder Ash, and Pale Slate split by 90° on the color wheel. #c9cbc2 square combo is a palette of mid yellow, warm 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. Heath Grey tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#c3c2ca) and two others. The Silver Sand is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Silver Rust – 120° from the complementary French Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c2c8ca and #cac3c2.
In a RGB color space, hex #c9cbc2 is made of 34% red, 34% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Heath Grey has a hue angle of 73.33°, a saturation of 7.96% and a lightness of 77.84%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c9cbc2 is made of 0.79% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.53% yellow and 20.39% black ink.
| HEX | #c9cbc2 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(201,203,194) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 34%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0.79, 0, 3.53, 20.39 |
| HSL | hsl(73.33,7.96%,77.84%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(73.33,4.43%,79.61%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.305,-2.3053,4.2341) |
| XYZ | xyz(55.1809,59.0244,59.5234) |