Etherea is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green
| Inverse Color | #5a6a70 |
| Complementary Color | #8f9fa5 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (16.36° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 60.39% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Etherea Color. The Porcupine Needles color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Heavy Skintone (#927a71) for more energetic effect. Try Soft Cocoa as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#8f9fa5 is the best complementary color to Etherea. Cool cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a5958f complementary color is Regent Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Zorba are #a58f94 and #a5a08f. Thus found on the left and right of #a5958f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Dusty Gray and Gray Olive colors as they work well with Etherea.
The split-complementary Etherea palette consists of #8f94a5 and #8fa5a0 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8f9fa5). Try Manatee and Pewter colors in combination with #a5958f, 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 #a5958f offers a combination of warm blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Etherea. Thus Manatee and Envy giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Etherea contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Regent Gray, Envy, and Amethyst Smoke split by 90° on the color wheel. #a5958f square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Etherea tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#8f9fa5) and two others. The Envy is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Dusty Gray – 120° from the complementary Regent Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8fa595 and #a58f9f.
In a RGB color space, hex #a5958f is made of 36% red, 33% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Etherea has a hue angle of 16.36°, a saturation of 10.89% and a lightness of 60.39%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a5958f is made of 0% cyan, 6.28% magenta, 8.63% yellow and 35.29% black ink.
| HEX | #a5958f |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(165,149,143) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 33%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 6.28, 8.63, 35.29 |
| HSL | hsl(16.36,10.89%,60.39%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(16.36,13.33%,64.71%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.9086,4.8717,5.3076) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.2224,31.4774,30.4167) |