Metal Chi is pale, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, mid red or warm cyan
| Inverse Color | #636364 |
| Complementary Color | #9b9b9c |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (60° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 60.98% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Metal Chi Color. The Elemental Green color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Simply Sage (#a7a996) for more energetic effect. Try Agate Grey as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#9b9b9c is the best complementary color to Metal Chi. Cool blue shades generally complement the warm yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #9c9c9b complementary color is Manatee, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, warm yellow, and warm green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Star Dust are #9c9b9b and #9b9c9b. Thus found on the left and right of #9c9c9b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Dusty Gray and Stack colors as they work well with Metal Chi.
The split-complementary Metal Chi palette consists of #9b9b9c and #9b9b9c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9b9b9c). Try Manatee and Manatee colors in combination with #9c9c9b, 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 #9c9c9b offers a combination of cool magenta and warm cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Metal Chi. Thus Shady Lady and Edward giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Metal Chi contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Manatee, Stack, and Dusty Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #9c9c9b square combo is a palette of warm yellow, warm green, cool blue and mid red shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Metal Chi tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#9b9b9c) and two others. The Edward 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 #9b9c9c and #9c9b9b.
In a RGB color space, hex #9c9c9b is made of 33% red, 33% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Metal Chi has a hue angle of 60°, a saturation of 0.5% and a lightness of 60.98%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9c9c9b is made of 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.4% yellow and 38.82% black ink.
| HEX | #9c9c9b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(156,156,155) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 33%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0, 0, 0.4, 38.82 |
| HSL | hsl(60,0.5%,60.98%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(60,0.64%,61.18%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.3317,-0.1876,0.5149) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.5152,33.2114,35.7598) |