Acier 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 | #61666e |
| Complementary Color | #91969e |
| Color Shade: | orange (36.92° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 59.41% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Acier Color. The Timber Wolf color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Urban Safari (#978b6e) for more energetic effect. Try Knapsack as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#91969e is the best complementary color to Acier. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #9e9991 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 Zorba are #9e9291 and #9c9e91. Thus found on the left and right of #9e9991 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Dusty Gray and Lemon Grass colors as they work well with Acier.
The split-complementary Acier palette consists of #92919e and #919c9e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#91969e). Try Manatee and Granny Smith colors in combination with #9e9991, 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 #9e9991 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 Acier. Thus Mountain Mist and Pewter giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Acier contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Manatee, Mantle, and Venus split by 90° on the color wheel. #9e9991 square combo is a palette of orange, mid 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. Acier tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#91969e) and two others. The Pewter 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 #919e99 and #9e9195.
In a RGB color space, hex #9e9991 is made of 35% red, 34% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Acier has a hue angle of 36.92°, a saturation of 6.28% and a lightness of 59.41%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9e9991 is made of 0% cyan, 1.96% magenta, 5.1% yellow and 38.04% black ink.
| HEX | #9e9991 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(158,153,145) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 34%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 1.96, 5.1, 38.04 |
| HSL | hsl(36.92,6.28%,59.41%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(36.92,8.23%,61.96%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.4221,0.3603,4.8407) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.6026,32.0959,31.3703) |