Dark Souls is pale, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, mid red or warm cyan
| Inverse Color | #5c5c5d |
| Complementary Color | #a2a2a3 |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (60° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 63.73% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Dark Souls Color. The Lemon Grass color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Austere Grey (#bebfb2) for more energetic effect. Try Forest Canopy as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#a2a2a3 is the best complementary color to Dark Souls. 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 #a3a3a2 complementary color is Santas Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, warm yellow, and warm green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Star Dust are #a3a2a2 and #a2a3a2. Thus found on the left and right of #a3a3a2 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Silver Chalice and Mantle colors as they work well with Dark Souls.
The split-complementary Dark Souls palette consists of #a2a2a3 and #a2a2a3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a2a2a3). Try Santas Gray and Santas Gray colors in combination with #a3a3a2, 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 #a3a3a2 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 Dark Souls. Thus Shady Lady and Edward giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Dark Souls contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Santas Gray, Mantle, and Silver Chalice split by 90° on the color wheel. #a3a3a2 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, warm green, cool blue and mid red shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Dark Souls tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#a2a2a3) and two others. The Edward is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Silver Chalice – 120° from the complementary Santas Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a2a3a3 and #a3a2a2.
In a RGB color space, hex #a3a3a2 is made of 33% red, 33% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Dark Souls has a hue angle of 60°, a saturation of 0.54% and a lightness of 63.73%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a3a3a2 is made of 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.39% yellow and 36.08% black ink.
| HEX | #a3a3a2 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(163,163,162) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 33%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0, 0, 0.39, 36.08 |
| HSL | hsl(60,0.54%,63.73%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(60,0.61%,63.92%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.9679,-0.186,0.5105) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.723,36.5896,39.4148) |