Emperor's Robe is pale, cool-toned shade of warm blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with yellow green, warm cyan or warm red
| Inverse Color | #666a62 |
| Complementary Color | #999d95 |
| Color Shade: | warm blue (270° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 60% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Emperor's Robe Color. The Soft Savvy color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid blue bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Futuristic (#998da8) for more energetic effect. Try Dark Topaz as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#999d95 is the best complementary color to Emperor's Robe. Yellow green shades generally complement the warm blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #99959d complementary color is Lemon Grass, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool blue, warm blue, and cool magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Mountain Mist are #95959d and #9c959d. Thus found on the left and right of #99959d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Manatee and Mountain Mist colors as they work well with Emperor's Robe.
The split-complementary Emperor's Robe palette consists of #959d95 and #9d9c95 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#999d95). Try Mantle and Star Dust colors in combination with #99959d, 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 #99959d offers a combination of cool green and warm red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Emperor's Robe. Thus Mantle and Dawn giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Emperor's Robe contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Lemon Grass, Dusty Gray, and Pewter split by 90° on the color wheel. #99959d square combo is a palette of warm blue, mid red, yellow green and warm cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Emperor's Robe tetradic combo consists of yellow green complementary color (#999d95) and two others. The Dawn is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Oslo Gray – 120° from the complementary Lemon Grass. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9d9995 and #95999d.
In a RGB color space, hex #99959d is made of 33% red, 32% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Emperor's Robe has a hue angle of 270°, a saturation of 3.92% and a lightness of 60%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #99959d is made of 1.57% cyan, 3.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 38.43% black ink.
| HEX | #99959d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(153,149,157) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 32%, 34% |
| CMYK | 1.57, 3.14, 0, 38.43 |
| HSL | hsl(270,3.92%,60%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(270,5.1%,61.57%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.2549,3.014,-3.6868) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.9701,30.7015,36.2447) |