Asher Benjamin is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #baa8a1 |
| Complementary Color | #5d4c45 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (196.8° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 31.96% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Asher Benjamin Color. The Winter Storm color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Oceanic (#4f6d82) for more energetic effect. Try Old School as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#5d4c45 is the best complementary color to Asher Benjamin. Warm red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #45575e complementary color is Kabul, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of River Bed are #455d58 and #454a5d. Thus found on the left and right of #45575e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mineral Green and River Bed colors as they work well with Asher Benjamin.
The split-complementary Asher Benjamin palette consists of #5d5845 and #5d454a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5d4c45). Try Finch and Don Juan colors in combination with #45575e, 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 #45575e offers a combination of cool yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Asher Benjamin. Thus Finch and Eggplant giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Asher Benjamin contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Kabul, Mortar, and Gray Asparagus split by 90° on the color wheel. #45575e square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Asher Benjamin tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#5d4c45) and two others. The Eggplant is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Nandor – 120° from the complementary Kabul. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5d4556 and #455d4c.
In a RGB color space, hex #45575e is made of 28% red, 35% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Asher Benjamin has a hue angle of 196.8°, a saturation of 15.34% and a lightness of 31.96%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #45575e is made of 9.8% cyan, 2.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 63.14% black ink.
| HEX | #45575e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(69,87,94) |
| RGB Percentage | 28%, 35%, 38% |
| CMYK | 9.8, 2.74, 0, 63.14 |
| HSL | hsl(196.8,15.34%,31.96%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(196.8,26.6%,36.86%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.7712,-5.1041,-6.3351) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.8828,8.8898,11.8901) |