Wafting Grey is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, violet or mid green
| Inverse Color | #324245 |
| Complementary Color | #bac9cc |
| Color Shade: | mid red (9.47° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 76.67% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Wafting Grey Color. The Foggy Quartz color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Potter’s Clay (#bfa298) for more energetic effect. Try Pale Mauve as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#bac9cc is the best complementary color to Wafting Grey. Mid cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #cdbdba complementary color is Loblolly, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Cold Turkey are #ccbac0 and #ccc6ba. Thus found on the left and right of #cdbdba on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cold Turkey and Ash colors as they work well with Wafting Grey.
The split-complementary Wafting Grey palette consists of #bac0cc and #baccc6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#bac9cc). Try Loblolly and Powder Ash colors in combination with #cdbdba, 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 #cdbdba offers a combination of mid blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Wafting Grey. Thus Gray Suit and Powder Ash giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Wafting Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Loblolly, Clay Ash, and Chatelle split by 90° on the color wheel. #cdbdba square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Wafting Grey tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#bac9cc) and two others. The Powder Ash is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lily – 120° from the complementary Loblolly. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #baccbd and #ccbac9.
In a RGB color space, hex #cdbdba is made of 35% red, 33% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Wafting Grey has a hue angle of 9.47°, a saturation of 15.97% and a lightness of 76.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cdbdba is made of 0% cyan, 6.27% magenta, 7.45% yellow and 19.61% black ink.
| HEX | #cdbdba |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(205,189,186) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 33%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 6.27, 7.45, 19.61 |
| HSL | hsl(9.47,15.97%,76.67%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(9.47,9.27%,80.39%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.8274,5.1314,3.5441) |
| XYZ | xyz(52.2374,52.9195,53.9157) |