Indolence Color

#a29dad

Indolence is pale, cool-toned shade of warm blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool yellow, warm cyan or warm red

Inverse Color #5d6252
Complementary Color #a8ad9d
Color Shade: warm blue (258.75° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 64.71% (better contrasting with white)
Indolence Color Sample
Indolence Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #a29dad

If you're looking for a similar warm blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Indolence Color. The Box Office color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid blue bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Best in Show (#b9b7bd) for more calm effect. Try Larkspur Violet as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#a8ad9d is the best complementary color to Indolence. Cool yellow shades generally complement the warm blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a29dad complementary color is Bud, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool blue, warm blue, and cool magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Santas Gray are #9da0ad and #aa9dad. Thus found on the left and right of #a29dad on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Santas Gray and Amethyst Smoke colors as they work well with Indolence.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Indolence palette consists of #a0ad9d and #adaa9d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a8ad9d). Try Bud and Dawn colors in combination with #a29dad, 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 #a29dad offers a combination of cool green and warm red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Indolence. Thus Pewter and Cloudy giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Indolence contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bud, Dusty Gray, and Edward split by 90° on the color wheel. #a29dad square combo is a palette of warm blue, cool red, cool yellow and warm cyan 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. Indolence tetradic combo consists of cool yellow complementary color (#a8ad9d) and two others. The Cloudy is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Gray Chateau – 120° from the complementary Bud. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ada29d and #9da8ad.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #a29dad is made of 33% red, 32% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Indolence has a hue angle of 258.75°, a saturation of 8.89% and a lightness of 64.71%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a29dad is made of 4.31% cyan, 6.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.16% black ink.

HEX #a29dad
RGB Decimal rgb(162,157,173)
RGB Percentage 33%, 32%, 35%
CMYK 4.31, 6.27, 0, 32.16
HSL hsl(258.75,8.89%,64.71%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(258.75,9.25%,67.84%)
CIE-LAB lab(65.6024,4.9334,-7.6568)
XYZ xyz(34.5001,34.8125,44.4363)
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