Storm Dust is pale, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, warm magenta or warm cyan
| Inverse Color | #9a9ba0 |
| Complementary Color | #5f6064 |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (50° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 38.43% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Storm Dust Color. The Lapwing Grey Green 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 Pitch Pine (#7c7766) for more energetic effect. Try Gully as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#5f6064 is the best complementary color to Storm Dust. 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 #65645f complementary color is Mid Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Ironside Gray are #64615f and #62645f. Thus found on the left and right of #65645f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Ironside Gray and Storm Dust colors as they work well with Storm Dust.
The split-complementary Storm Dust palette consists of #615f64 and #5f6264 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5f6064). Try Scarpa Flow and Nevada colors in combination with #65645f, 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 #65645f 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 Storm Dust. Thus Salt Box and Corduroy giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Storm Dust contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mid Gray, Corduroy, and Scorpion split by 90° on the color wheel. #65645f square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Storm Dust tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#5f6064) and two others. The Corduroy is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Scorpion – 120° from the complementary Mid Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5f6463 and #645f60.
In a RGB color space, hex #65645f is made of 34% red, 34% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Storm Dust has a hue angle of 50°, a saturation of 3.06% and a lightness of 38.43%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #65645f is made of 0% cyan, 0.39% magenta, 2.36% yellow and 60.39% black ink.
| HEX | #65645f |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(101,100,95) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 34%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 0.39, 2.36, 60.39 |
| HSL | hsl(50,3.06%,38.43%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(50,5.94%,39.61%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.3188,-0.6142,2.9663) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.9896,12.7073,12.6473) |