Quill Grey is pale, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, warm magenta or warm cyan
| Inverse Color | #34363f |
| Complementary Color | #bfc1cb |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (49.09° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 77.45% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Quill Grey 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 soft alternative called Bashful Emu (#b2b0ac) for more calm effect. Try Heavy Hammock as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#bfc1cb is the best complementary color to Quill Grey. 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 #cbc9c0 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 Cloud are #cbc3bf and #c7cbbf. Thus found on the left and right of #cbc9c0 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Silver Rust and Kangaroo colors as they work well with Quill Grey.
The split-complementary Quill Grey palette consists of #c3bfcb and #bfc7cb colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#bfc1cb). Try Gray Suit and Submarine colors in combination with #cbc9c0, 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 #cbc9c0 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 Quill Grey. Thus Chatelle and Tiara giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Quill Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary French Gray, Powder Ash, and Pale Slate split by 90° on the color wheel. #cbc9c0 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. Quill Grey tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#bfc1cb) and two others. The Tiara is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cold Turkey – 120° from the complementary French Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #bfcbc9 and #cbbfc1.
In a RGB color space, hex #cbc9c0 is made of 34% red, 34% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Quill Grey has a hue angle of 49.09°, a saturation of 9.57% and a lightness of 77.45%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cbc9c0 is made of 0% cyan, 0.79% magenta, 4.32% yellow and 20.39% black ink.
| HEX | #cbc9c0 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(203,201,192) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 34%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 0.79, 4.32, 20.39 |
| HSL | hsl(49.09,9.57%,77.45%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(49.09,5.42%,79.61%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.8918,-0.9055,4.7267) |
| XYZ | xyz(55.0297,58.2756,58.2171) |