Information about Sterling color
Basic facts about this digital color
#8B8B7E presents itself as a muted, almost neutral grey — one that sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Middle Grey (#8B8680). Nearby in the Register you will also find Quarter Talisman (#8E877B) and Burlap Moss (#8D907B).
In RGB terms — rgb(139, 139, 126) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 6.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.4:1. The name "Sterling" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.
Sterling color variations
View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.
Sterling color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Sterling color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Sterling color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Sterling color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
Sterling color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to Sterling color
View adjacent and very similar colors.
Nearest named colors to Sterling
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.
#8B8680
#8E877B
#8D907B
#8A8984
#888A84
#878681
#848A7D
#928A82
#938A7D
#848B79
#8B8685
#938D7B
Sterling color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#8B8B7E
- RGB139, 139, 126
- CMYK0, 0, 5, 45
- CSSrgb(139, 139, 126)
- HSL60°, 5%, 52%
- HSL Precise60°, 5.306%, 51.961%
- HSV60°, 9%, 55%
- HSB60°, 9%, 55%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.545
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.545
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.494
- GLSLvec3(0.545, 0.545, 0.494)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.545, 0.545, 0.494, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.545, 0.545, 0.494)
- Percentage of Red in RGB54.5%
- Percentage of Green in RGB54.5%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB49.4%
- Color FamilyYellow
- Saturation FamilyDesaturated
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX ID8B8B7E
- DECIMAL ID9145214
- Name Length8
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