Shiny Armor is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool red, cool yellow or cool magenta
| Inverse Color | #5e5657 |
| Complementary Color | #a8a1a2 |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (172.5° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 64.71% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Shiny Armor Color. The Jungle Mist color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Granny Smith (#84a0a0) for more energetic effect. Try Griffin as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#a8a1a2 is the best complementary color to Shiny Armor. Cool red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a1a9a8 complementary color is Dusty Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Edward are #a1a8a3 and #a1a5a8. Thus found on the left and right of #a1a9a8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pewter and Gray Chateau colors as they work well with Shiny Armor.
The split-complementary Shiny Armor palette consists of #a8a3a1 and #a8a1a5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a8a1a2). Try Cloudy and Shady Lady colors in combination with #a1a9a8, 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 #a1a9a8 offers a combination of warm yellow and cool magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Shiny Armor. Thus Delta and Mountain Mist giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Shiny Armor contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Dusty Gray, Santas Gray, and Bud split by 90° on the color wheel. #a1a9a8 square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, cool red and cool yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Shiny Armor tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#a8a1a2) and two others. The Mountain Mist is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bud – 120° from the complementary Dusty Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a7a1a8 and #a2a8a1.
In a RGB color space, hex #a1a9a8 is made of 32% red, 34% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Shiny Armor has a hue angle of 172.5°, a saturation of 4.44% and a lightness of 64.71%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a1a9a8 is made of 3.13% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.39% yellow and 33.73% black ink.
| HEX | #a1a9a8 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(161,169,168) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 34%, 34% |
| CMYK | 3.13, 0, 0.39, 33.73 |
| HSL | hsl(172.5,4.44%,64.71%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(172.5,4.73%,66.27%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.5917,-3.0109,-0.4718) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.9538,38.7802,42.6361) |