Asphalt Grey 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 | #a1a1a2 |
| Complementary Color | #5d5d5e |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (60° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 36.67% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Asphalt Grey Color. The Sensai Brown color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Ruskin Bronze (#4d4d41) for more energetic effect. Try Iron Mountain as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#5d5d5e is the best complementary color to Asphalt Grey. 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 #5e5e5d 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 Storm Dust are #5e5d5d and #5d5e5d. Thus found on the left and right of #5e5e5d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Scorpion and Finlandia colors as they work well with Asphalt Grey.
The split-complementary Asphalt Grey palette consists of #5d5d5e and #5d5d5e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5d5d5e). Try Scarpa Flow and Scarpa Flow colors in combination with #5e5e5d, 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 #5e5e5d 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 Asphalt Grey. Thus Scorpion and Corduroy giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Asphalt Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Scarpa Flow, Finlandia, and Scorpion split by 90° on the color wheel. #5e5e5d 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. Asphalt Grey tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#5d5d5e) 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 #5d5e5e and #5e5d5d.
In a RGB color space, hex #5e5e5d is made of 33% red, 33% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Asphalt Grey has a hue angle of 60°, a saturation of 0.53% and a lightness of 36.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5e5e5d is made of 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.39% yellow and 63.14% black ink.
| HEX | #5e5e5d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(94,94,93) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 33%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0, 0, 0.39, 63.14 |
| HSL | hsl(60,0.53%,36.67%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(60,1.06%,36.86%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.8743,-0.2066,0.5668) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.5946,11.1754,11.9546) |