Bedrock is pale, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, warm magenta or warm cyan
| Inverse Color | #616266 |
| Complementary Color | #999a9e |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (48° 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 Bedrock Color. The Roller Coaster color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Witch Hazel Leaf (#8e8976) for more energetic effect. Try Gravel Dust as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#999a9e is the best complementary color to Bedrock. 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 #9e9d99 complementary color is Manatee, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Star Dust are #9e9a99 and #9c9e99. Thus found on the left and right of #9e9d99 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Dusty Gray and Lemon Grass colors as they work well with Bedrock.
The split-complementary Bedrock palette consists of #9a999e and #999c9e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#999a9e). Try Mountain Mist and Oslo Gray colors in combination with #9e9d99, 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 #9e9d99 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 Bedrock. Thus Mountain Mist and Pewter giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Bedrock contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Manatee, Mantle, and Shady Lady split by 90° on the color wheel. #9e9d99 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, mid green, cool blue and warm magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Bedrock tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#999a9e) 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 #999e9d and #9e999a.
In a RGB color space, hex #9e9d99 is made of 34% red, 34% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Bedrock has a hue angle of 48°, a saturation of 2.51% and a lightness of 60.98%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9e9d99 is made of 0% cyan, 0.39% magenta, 1.96% yellow and 38.04% black ink.
| HEX | #9e9d99 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(158,157,153) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 34%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0, 0.39, 1.96, 38.04 |
| HSL | hsl(48,2.51%,60.98%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(48,3.16%,61.96%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.7101,-0.3892,2.208) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.9073,33.683,34.9568) |