Pewter Cast is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #64676c |
| Complementary Color | #93959a |
| Color Shade: | orange (37.5° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 59.22% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Pewter Cast Color. The Hardware color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Digital Garage (#b7b3a4) for more energetic effect. Try Silver Taupe as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#93959a is the best complementary color to Pewter Cast. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #9b9893 complementary color is Manatee, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Dawn are #9a9393 and #999a93. Thus found on the left and right of #9b9893 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Dusty Gray and Lemon Grass colors as they work well with Pewter Cast.
The split-complementary Pewter Cast palette consists of #93939a and #93999a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#93959a). Try Manatee and Oslo Gray colors in combination with #9b9893, 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 #9b9893 offers a combination of violet and green cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Pewter Cast. Thus Mountain Mist and Mantle giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Pewter Cast contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Manatee, Stack, and Venus split by 90° on the color wheel. #9b9893 square combo is a palette of orange, warm green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Pewter Cast tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#93959a) and two others. The Mantle is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Dusty Gray – 120° from the complementary Manatee. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #939a97 and #9a9395.
In a RGB color space, hex #9b9893 is made of 34% red, 33% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Pewter Cast has a hue angle of 37.5°, a saturation of 3.85% and a lightness of 59.22%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9b9893 is made of 0% cyan, 1.17% magenta, 3.13% yellow and 39.22% black ink.
| HEX | #9b9893 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(155,152,147) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 33%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 1.17, 3.13, 39.22 |
| HSL | hsl(37.5,3.85%,59.22%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(37.5,5.16%,60.78%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.9539,0.1604,3.0058) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.0123,31.5316,32.1082) |