Warm Asphalt is pale, warm-toned shade of cool red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, mid blue or warm green
| Inverse Color | #636c6a |
| Complementary Color | #939c9a |
| Color Shade: | cool red (346.67° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 59.41% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Warm Asphalt Color. The Magical Mauve color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Wallflower (#a0848a) for more energetic effect. Try Toadstool Soup as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#939c9a is the best complementary color to Warm Asphalt. Warm cyan shades generally complement the cool red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #9c9395 complementary color is Pewter, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and mid red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Dusty Gray are #9c9399 and #9c9593. Thus found on the left and right of #9c9395 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Venus and Zorba colors as they work well with Warm Asphalt.
The split-complementary Warm Asphalt palette consists of #93999c and #939c95 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#939c9a). Try Oslo Gray and Mantle colors in combination with #9c9395, 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 #9c9395 offers a combination of cool blue and warm green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Warm Asphalt. Thus Manatee and Stack giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Warm Asphalt contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pewter, Lemon Grass, and Mountain Mist split by 90° on the color wheel. #9c9395 square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and mid blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Warm Asphalt tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#939c9a) and two others. The Stack is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mountain Mist – 120° from the complementary Pewter. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #959c93 and #9a939c.
In a RGB color space, hex #9c9395 is made of 35% red, 33% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Warm Asphalt has a hue angle of 346.67°, a saturation of 4.35% and a lightness of 59.41%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9c9395 is made of 0% cyan, 3.53% magenta, 2.75% yellow and 38.82% black ink.
| HEX | #9c9395 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(156,147,149) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 33%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0, 3.53, 2.75, 38.82 |
| HSL | hsl(346.67,4.35%,59.41%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(346.67,5.77%,61.18%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.745,3.6861,0.1273) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.5688,30.1053,32.6862) |