Polished Pewter is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, violet or cool green
| Inverse Color | #636566 |
| Complementary Color | #999b9c |
| Color Shade: | warm red (20° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 60.59% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Polished Pewter Color. The Timeless Taupe 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 Susu Green (#887f7a) for more energetic effect. Try Cherry Bark as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#999b9c is the best complementary color to Polished Pewter. 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 #9c9a99 complementary color is Oslo Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, warm red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Dawn are #9c9999 and #9c9b99. Thus found on the left and right of #9c9a99 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Dusty Gray and Star Dust colors as they work well with Polished Pewter.
The split-complementary Polished Pewter palette consists of #99999c and #999c9b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#999b9c). Try Manatee and Pewter colors in combination with #9c9a99, 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 #9c9a99 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 Polished Pewter. Thus Mountain Mist and Mantle giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Polished Pewter contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Oslo Gray, Stack, and Mountain Mist split by 90° on the color wheel. #9c9a99 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and violet shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Polished Pewter tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#999b9c) and two others. The Mantle is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Shady Lady – 120° from the complementary Oslo Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #999c9a and #9c999b.
In a RGB color space, hex #9c9a99 is made of 34% red, 33% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Polished Pewter has a hue angle of 20°, a saturation of 1.49% and a lightness of 60.59%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9c9a99 is made of 0% cyan, 0.79% magenta, 1.18% yellow and 38.82% black ink.
| HEX | #9c9a99 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(156,154,153) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 33%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0, 0.79, 1.18, 38.82 |
| HSL | hsl(20,1.49%,60.59%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(20,1.92%,61.18%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.7368,0.5385,0.7725) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.0157,32.479,34.7714) |