Forged Steel is pale, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, mid red or warm cyan
| Inverse Color | #a4a4a6 |
| Complementary Color | #59595a |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (60° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 35.29% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Forged Steel Color. The Gladiator Grey color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Winning Ticket (#636653) for more energetic effect. Try Green Gate as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#59595a is the best complementary color to Forged Steel. 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 #5b5b59 complementary color is Scarpa Flow, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, warm yellow, and warm green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Chicago are #5a5959 and #595a59. Thus found on the left and right of #5b5b59 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Scorpion and Nandor colors as they work well with Forged Steel.
The split-complementary Forged Steel palette consists of #59595a and #59595a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#59595a). Try Scarpa Flow and Scarpa Flow colors in combination with #5b5b59, 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 #5b5b59 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 Forged Steel. Thus Scorpion and Corduroy giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Forged Steel contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Scarpa Flow, Nandor, and Scorpion split by 90° on the color wheel. #5b5b59 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, warm green, cool blue and mid red shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Forged Steel tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#59595a) and two others. The Corduroy is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Scorpion – 120° from the complementary Scarpa Flow. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #595a5a and #5a5959.
In a RGB color space, hex #5b5b59 is made of 34% red, 34% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Forged Steel has a hue angle of 60°, a saturation of 1.11% and a lightness of 35.29%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5b5b59 is made of 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.79% yellow and 64.31% black ink.
| HEX | #5b5b59 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(91,91,89) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 34%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0, 0, 0.79, 64.31 |
| HSL | hsl(60,1.11%,35.29%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(60,2.2%,35.69%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(38.5992,-0.416,1.1458) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.8586,10.4276,10.9443) |