Grey Shimmer is pale, warm-toned shade of green cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with red magenta, cool yellow or violet
| Inverse Color | #292627 |
| Complementary Color | #d9d6d7 |
| Color Shade: | green cyan (160° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 84.51% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar green cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Grey Shimmer Color. The Rediscover color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool green bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Beluga (#eff2f1) for more energetic effect. Try Luna Light as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#d9d6d7 is the best complementary color to Grey Shimmer. Red magenta shades generally complement the green cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #d6d9d8 complementary color is Alto, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm green, green cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Iron are #d6d9d6 and #d6d8d9. Thus found on the left and right of #d6d9d8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tasman and Iron colors as they work well with Grey Shimmer.
The split-complementary Grey Shimmer palette consists of #d9d6d6 and #d9d6d8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d9d6d7). Try Alto and Bon Jour colors in combination with #d6d9d8, 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 #d6d9d8 offers a combination of orange and violet shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Grey Shimmer. Thus Quill Gray and Mischka giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Grey Shimmer contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Alto, Iron, and Quill Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #d6d9d8 square combo is a palette of green cyan, cool blue, red magenta and cool yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Grey Shimmer tetradic combo consists of red magenta complementary color (#d9d6d7) and two others. The Mischka is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Quill Gray – 120° from the complementary Alto. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d8d6d9 and #d7d9d6.
In a RGB color space, hex #d6d9d8 is made of 33% red, 34% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Grey Shimmer has a hue angle of 160°, a saturation of 3.8% and a lightness of 84.51%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d6d9d8 is made of 1.18% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.39% yellow and 14.9% black ink.
| HEX | #d6d9d8 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(214,217,216) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 34%, 33% |
| CMYK | 1.18, 0, 0.39, 14.9 |
| HSL | hsl(160,3.8%,84.51%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(160,1.38%,85.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.4445,-1.1926,0.1258) |
| XYZ | xyz(64.9391,68.8797,74.8382) |