Drizzle Color

#a0af9d

Drizzle is pale, warm-toned shade of warm green. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool magenta, warm red or cool blue

Inverse Color #5f5062
Complementary Color #ac9daf
Color Shade: warm green (110° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 65.1% (better contrasting with white)
Drizzle Color Sample
Drizzle Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #a0af9d

If you're looking for a similar warm green shade, there are some better alternatives to Drizzle Color. The Wrought Iron color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a yellow green bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Baby Spinach (#89a882) for more energetic effect. Try Grey Green as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#ac9daf is the best complementary color to Drizzle. Cool magenta shades generally complement the warm green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a0af9d complementary color is Amethyst Smoke, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool yellow, warm green, and cool green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Bud are #a9af9d and #9dafa3. Thus found on the left and right of #a0af9d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bud and Pewter colors as they work well with Drizzle.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Drizzle palette consists of #af9da9 and #a39daf colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ac9daf). Try Shady Lady and Amethyst Smoke colors in combination with #a0af9d, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #a0af9d offers a combination of cool red and cool blue shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Drizzle. Thus Dusty Gray and Santas Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Drizzle contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Amethyst Smoke, Hit Gray, and Cloudy split by 90° on the color wheel. #a0af9d square combo is a palette of warm green, cool cyan, cool magenta and warm red shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Drizzle tetradic combo consists of cool magenta complementary color (#ac9daf) and two others. The Santas Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Napa – 120° from the complementary Amethyst Smoke. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9da0af and #afac9d.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #a0af9d is made of 33% red, 36% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Drizzle has a hue angle of 110°, a saturation of 10.11% and a lightness of 65.1%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a0af9d is made of 5.88% cyan, 0% magenta, 7.06% yellow and 31.37% black ink.

HEX #a0af9d
RGB Decimal rgb(160,175,157)
RGB Percentage 33%, 36%, 32%
CMYK 5.88, 0, 7.06, 31.37
HSL hsl(110,10.11%,65.1%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(110,10.29%,68.63%)
CIE-LAB lab(69.8721,-8.6665,7.447)
XYZ xyz(35.913,40.5678,37.8359)
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