Silken Pine is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool red, cool yellow or cool magenta
| Inverse Color | #b6a2a5 |
| Complementary Color | #5c494c |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (171° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 32.55% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Silken Pine Color. The Stairway to Heaven color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Nevada (#666f6f) for more calm effect. Try Cape Cod as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#5c494c is the best complementary color to Silken Pine. Cool red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #495d5a complementary color is Don Juan, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Nandor are #495c50 and #49555c. Thus found on the left and right of #495d5a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Nandor and River Bed colors as they work well with Silken Pine.
The split-complementary Silken Pine palette consists of #5c5049 and #5c4955 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5c494c). Try Soya Bean and Don Juan colors in combination with #495d5a, 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 #495d5a offers a combination of warm yellow and cool magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Silken Pine. Thus Fuscous Gray and Mortar giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Silken Pine contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Don Juan, Mulled Wine, and Finch split by 90° on the color wheel. #495d5a square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, cool red 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. Silken Pine tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#5c494c) and two others. The Mortar is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Gray Asparagus – 120° from the complementary Don Juan. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #59495c and #4b5c49.
In a RGB color space, hex #495d5a is made of 29% red, 36% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Silken Pine has a hue angle of 171°, a saturation of 12.05% and a lightness of 32.55%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #495d5a is made of 7.84% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.18% yellow and 63.53% black ink.
| HEX | #495d5a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(73,93,90) |
| RGB Percentage | 29%, 36%, 35% |
| CMYK | 7.84, 0, 1.18, 63.53 |
| HSL | hsl(171,12.05%,32.55%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(171,21.51%,36.47%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.8125,-8.2894,-0.7934) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.5075,9.9834,11.1514) |