Sheet Metal is pale, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, mid green or red magenta
| Inverse Color | #a19f9c |
| Complementary Color | #63615d |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (216° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 37.84% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Sheet Metal Color. The Noble Silver 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 saturated alternative called Flintstone (#677283) for more energetic effect. Try Alpine Duck Grey as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#63615d is the best complementary color to Sheet Metal. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #5e6063 complementary color is Ironside Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Shuttle Gray are #5d6263 and #5e5d63. Thus found on the left and right of #5e6063 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Nevada and Scarpa Flow colors as they work well with Sheet Metal.
The split-complementary Sheet Metal palette consists of #62635d and #635e5d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#63615d). Try Storm Dust and Scorpion colors in combination with #5e6063, 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 #5e6063 offers a combination of yellow green and red magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Sheet Metal. Thus Willow Grove and Scorpion giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Sheet Metal contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Ironside Gray, Scorpion, and Corduroy split by 90° on the color wheel. #5e6063 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Sheet Metal tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#63615d) and two others. The Scorpion is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Corduroy – 120° from the complementary Ironside Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #635d5f and #5d6361.
In a RGB color space, hex #5e6063 is made of 33% red, 33% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Sheet Metal has a hue angle of 216°, a saturation of 2.59% and a lightness of 37.84%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5e6063 is made of 1.96% cyan, 1.17% magenta, 0% yellow and 61.18% black ink.
| HEX | #5e6063 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(94,96,99) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 33%, 34% |
| CMYK | 1.96, 1.17, 0, 61.18 |
| HSL | hsl(216,2.59%,37.84%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(216,5.05%,38.82%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.6483,-0.1349,-1.9852) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.0511,11.6463,13.4699) |