Aged Pewter is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or cool magenta
| Inverse Color | #766 |
| Complementary Color | #988 |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (180° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 56.67% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Aged Pewter Color. The Dover Grey color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called AuroMetalSaurus (#6e7f80) for more calm effect. Try Oil Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#988 is the best complementary color to Aged Pewter. Mid red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #899 complementary color is White, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of White are #889990 and #889099. Thus found on the left and right of #899 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mantle and Regent Gray colors as they work well with Aged Pewter.
The split-complementary Aged Pewter palette consists of #999088 and #998890 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#988). Try Zorba and Venus colors in combination with #899, 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 #899 offers a combination of warm yellow and cool magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Aged Pewter. Thus White and White giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Aged Pewter contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary White, Mamba, and Lemon Grass split by 90° on the color wheel. #899 square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, mid red and yellow green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Aged Pewter tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#988) and two others. The White is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and White – 120° from the complementary White. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #989 and #898.
In a RGB color space, hex #889999 is made of 31% red, 35% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Aged Pewter has a hue angle of 180°, a saturation of 7.69% and a lightness of 56.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #889999 is made of 6.67% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black ink.
| HEX | #889999 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(136,153,153) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 35%, 35% |
| CMYK | 6.67, 0, 0, 40 |
| HSL | hsl(180,7.69%,56.67%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(180,11.11%,60%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.9264,-6.0159,-2.0583) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.2943,30.3166,34.5501) |