Stoneware Color

#a5978d

Stoneware 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 #5a6872
Complementary Color #8d9ba5
Color Shade: warm red (25° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 60% (better contrasting with white)
Stoneware Color Sample
Stoneware Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #a5978d

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Stoneware Color. The Peppered Pecan 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 soft alternative called Lunar Federation (#868381) for more calm effect. Try Chocolate Moment as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#8d9ba5 is the best complementary color to Stoneware. 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 #a5978d complementary color is Regent Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

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 #a58d8f and #a5a38d. Thus found on the left and right of #a5978d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Dusty Gray and Gray Olive colors as they work well with Stoneware.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Stoneware palette consists of #8d8fa5 and #8da5a3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8d9ba5). Try Manatee and Cascade colors in combination with #a5978d, 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 #a5978d 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 Stoneware. Thus Amethyst Smoke and Envy giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Stoneware contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Regent Gray, Envy, and Amethyst Smoke split by 90° on the color wheel. #a5978d square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta 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. Stoneware tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#8d9ba5) 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 #8da597 and #a58d9b.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #a5978d is made of 36% red, 33% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Stoneware has a hue angle of 25°, a saturation of 11.76% and a lightness of 60%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a5978d is made of 0% cyan, 5.49% magenta, 9.42% yellow and 35.29% black ink.

HEX #a5978d
RGB Decimal rgb(165,151,141)
RGB Percentage 36%, 33%, 31%
CMYK 0, 5.49, 9.42, 35.29
HSL hsl(25,11.76%,60%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(25,14.55%,64.71%)
CIE-LAB lab(63.3888,3.4228,7.1239)
XYZ xyz(31.3914,32.0556,29.7322)
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