Scorched Metal is pale, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, warm magenta or warm cyan
| Inverse Color | #bdc2d8 |
| Complementary Color | #272c42 |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (48.89° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 20.59% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Scorched Metal Color. The Bronze Icon color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Prehistoric Wood (#5e5239) for more calm effect. Try Maze as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#272c42 is the best complementary color to Scorched Metal. 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 #423d27 complementary color is Ebony Clay, 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 Birch are #422f27 and #394227. Thus found on the left and right of #423d27 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching English Walnut and Rangitoto colors as they work well with Scorched Metal.
The split-complementary Scorched Metal palette consists of #2f2742 and #273942 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#272c42). Try Martinique and Pickled Bluewood colors in combination with #423d27, 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 #423d27 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 Scorched Metal. Thus Bleached Cedar and Plantation giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Scorched Metal contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Ebony Clay, Everglade, and Livid Brown split by 90° on the color wheel. #423d27 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. Scorched Metal tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#272c42) and two others. The Plantation is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Livid Brown – 120° from the complementary Ebony Clay. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #27423d and #42272c.
In a RGB color space, hex #423d27 is made of 40% red, 37% green and 23% blue. In a HSL mode Scorched Metal has a hue angle of 48.89°, a saturation of 25.71% and a lightness of 20.59%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #423d27 is made of 0% cyan, 1.96% magenta, 10.59% yellow and 74.12% black ink.
| HEX | #423d27 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(66,61,39) |
| RGB Percentage | 40%, 37%, 23% |
| CMYK | 0, 1.96, 10.59, 74.12 |
| HSL | hsl(48.89,25.71%,20.59%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(48.89,40.91%,25.88%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(25.6901,-1.7904,14.362) |
| XYZ | xyz(4.2817,4.6422,2.5898) |