Cool Ashes Color

#929291

Cool Ashes 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 #6d6d6e
Complementary Color #919192
Color Shade: warm yellow (60° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 57.06% (better contrasting with white)
Cool Ashes Color Sample
Cool Ashes Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #929291

If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Cool Ashes Color. The Amazing Boulder color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Dry Sage (#8c8b76) for more energetic effect. Try Escape Grey as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#919192 is the best complementary color to Cool Ashes. 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 #929291 complementary color is Manatee, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, warm yellow, and warm green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Star Dust are #929191 and #919291. Thus found on the left and right of #929291 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Gray and Stack colors as they work well with Cool Ashes.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Cool Ashes palette consists of #919192 and #919192 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#919192). Try Manatee and Manatee colors in combination with #929291, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #929291 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 Cool Ashes. Thus Venus and Oslo Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Cool Ashes contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Manatee, Stack, and Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #929291 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, warm green, cool blue and mid red shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Cool Ashes tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#919192) and two others. The Oslo Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Gray – 120° from the complementary Manatee. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #919292 and #929191.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #929291 is made of 33% red, 33% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Cool Ashes has a hue angle of 60°, a saturation of 0.46% and a lightness of 57.06%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #929291 is made of 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.39% yellow and 42.75% black ink.

HEX #929291
RGB Decimal rgb(146,146,145)
RGB Percentage 33%, 33%, 33%
CMYK 0, 0, 0.39, 42.75
HSL hsl(60,0.46%,57.06%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(60,0.68%,57.25%)
CIE-LAB lab(60.5276,-0.1901,0.5216)
XYZ xyz(27.2438,28.7131,30.8943)
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