Screed Grey is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green
| Inverse Color | #656f75 |
| Complementary Color | #8a939a |
| Color Shade: | warm red (22.5° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 57.25% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Screed Grey Color. The Gazelle color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Chocolate Heart (#8f786c) for more energetic effect. Try Soft Bark as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#8a939a is the best complementary color to Screed Grey. Cool cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #9a908a complementary color is Regent Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Zorba are #9a8a8b and #9a988a. Thus found on the left and right of #9a908a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Dusty Gray and Lemon Grass colors as they work well with Screed Grey.
The split-complementary Screed Grey palette consists of #8a8b9a and #8a9a98 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8a939a). Try Manatee and Granny Smith colors in combination with #9a908a, 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 #9a908a offers a combination of warm blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Screed Grey. Thus Mountain Mist and Mantle giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Screed Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Regent Gray, Spanish Green, and Mamba split by 90° on the color wheel. #9a908a square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Screed Grey tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#8a939a) and two others. The Mantle is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Venus – 120° from the complementary Regent Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8a9a90 and #9a8a93.
In a RGB color space, hex #9a908a is made of 35% red, 33% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Screed Grey has a hue angle of 22.5°, a saturation of 7.34% and a lightness of 57.25%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9a908a is made of 0% cyan, 3.92% magenta, 6.27% yellow and 39.61% black ink.
| HEX | #9a908a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(154,144,138) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 33%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 3.92, 6.27, 39.61 |
| HSL | hsl(22.5,7.34%,57.25%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(22.5,10.39%,60.39%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.4728,2.6207,4.5075) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.8871,28.6515,28.1052) |