Lump of Coal is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, warm green or red magenta
| Inverse Color | #b1aeab |
| Complementary Color | #53514e |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (210° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 31.76% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Lump of Coal Color. The Night Out color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Midnight Grey (#666a6d) for more calm effect. Try Feather Falls as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#53514e is the best complementary color to Lump of Coal. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #4e5154 complementary color is Fuscous Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, blue cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Abbey are #4e5353 and #4e4e53. Thus found on the left and right of #4e5154 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cape Cod and Abbey colors as they work well with Lump of Coal.
The split-complementary Lump of Coal palette consists of #53534e and #534e4e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#53514e). Try Fuscous Gray and Emperor colors in combination with #4e5154, 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 #4e5154 offers a combination of cool yellow and red magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Lump of Coal. Thus Fuscous Gray and Emperor giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Lump of Coal contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Fuscous Gray, Emperor, and Gray Asparagus split by 90° on the color wheel. #4e5154 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, cool magenta, orange 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. Lump of Coal tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#53514e) and two others. The Emperor is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Nandor – 120° from the complementary Fuscous Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #534e50 and #4e5351.
In a RGB color space, hex #4e5154 is made of 32% red, 33% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Lump of Coal has a hue angle of 210°, a saturation of 3.7% and a lightness of 31.76%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4e5154 is made of 2.35% cyan, 1.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 67.06% black ink.
| HEX | #4e5154 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(78,81,84) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 33%, 35% |
| CMYK | 2.35, 1.18, 0, 67.06 |
| HSL | hsl(210,3.7%,31.76%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(210,7.14%,32.94%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.2823,-0.5305,-2.1814) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.6845,8.1447,9.5546) |