Lithic Sand 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 | #ac9d91 |
| Complementary Color | #6e5e52 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (206.67° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 37.84% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Lithic Sand Color. The Smokey Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Rhino (#3d4653) for more energetic effect. Try Bank Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#6e5e52 is the best complementary color to Lithic Sand. 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 #53626e complementary color is Pine Cone, 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 Shuttle Gray are #526e6c and #52546e. Thus found on the left and right of #53626e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cutty Sark and Comet colors as they work well with Lithic Sand.
The split-complementary Lithic Sand palette consists of #6e6c52 and #6e5254 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6e5e52). Try Peat and Ferra colors in combination with #53626e, 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 #53626e 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 Lithic Sand. Thus Siam and Zambezi giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Lithic Sand contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pine Cone, Salt Box, and Cactus split by 90° on the color wheel. #53626e 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. Lithic Sand tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#6e5e52) and two others. The Zambezi is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Finlandia – 120° from the complementary Pine Cone. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6e5262 and #526e5f.
In a RGB color space, hex #53626e is made of 29% red, 34% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Lithic Sand has a hue angle of 206.67°, a saturation of 13.99% and a lightness of 37.84%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #53626e is made of 10.59% cyan, 4.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 56.86% black ink.
| HEX | #53626e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(83,98,110) |
| RGB Percentage | 29%, 34%, 38% |
| CMYK | 10.59, 4.71, 0, 56.86 |
| HSL | hsl(206.67,13.99%,37.84%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(206.67,24.55%,43.14%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.7355,-2.7519,-8.6866) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.7494,11.7002,16.4437) |