Cement is pale, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, warm magenta or warm cyan
| Inverse Color | #5a5c6e |
| Complementary Color | #9193a5 |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (54° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 60.78% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Cement Color. The Grey-Headed Woodpecker Green color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Letter Grey (#8f8f8b) for more calm effect. Try Concrete Sidewalk as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#9193a5 is the best complementary color to Cement. 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 #a5a391 complementary color is Manatee, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Gray Olive are #a59991 and #9da591. Thus found on the left and right of #a5a391 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Zorba and Lemon Grass colors as they work well with Cement.
The split-complementary Cement palette consists of #9991a5 and #919da5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9193a5). Try Amethyst Smoke and Regent Gray colors in combination with #a5a391, 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 #a5a391 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 Cement. Thus Mountain Mist and Cascade giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cement contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Manatee, Pewter, and Dusty Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #a5a391 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Cement tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#9193a5) and two others. The Cascade is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Dusty Gray – 120° from the complementary Manatee. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #91a5a3 and #a59193.
In a RGB color space, hex #a5a391 is made of 35% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Cement has a hue angle of 54°, a saturation of 10% and a lightness of 60.78%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a5a391 is made of 0% cyan, 0.79% magenta, 7.85% yellow and 35.29% black ink.
| HEX | #a5a391 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(165,163,145) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 34%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 0.79, 7.85, 35.29 |
| HSL | hsl(54,10%,60.78%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(54,12.12%,64.71%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.7014,-2.4948,9.6095) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.7251,36.2381,32.0052) |