Silver Clouds Color

#a6aaa2

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

Inverse Color #59555d
Complementary Color #a5a1aa
Color Shade: cool yellow (90° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 65.1% (better contrasting with white)
Silver Clouds Color Sample
Silver Clouds Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #a6aaa2

If you're looking for a similar cool yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Silver Clouds Color. The Komorebi color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid yellow bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Tsurubami Green (#9ba88d) for more energetic effect. Try Athenian Green as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#a5a1aa is the best complementary color to Silver Clouds. Warm blue shades generally complement the cool yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a6aaa2 complementary color is Santas Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm yellow, cool yellow, and warm green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Bud are #aaa9a1 and #a2aaa1. Thus found on the left and right of #a6aaa2 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Delta and Bud colors as they work well with Silver Clouds.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Silver Clouds palette consists of #a9a1aa and #a1a2aa colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a5a1aa). Try Mountain Mist and Santas Gray colors in combination with #a6aaa2, 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 #a6aaa2 offers a combination of red magenta and blue cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Silver Clouds. Thus Shady Lady and Gray Chateau giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Silver Clouds contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Santas Gray, Edward, and Dusty Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #a6aaa2 square combo is a palette of cool yellow, warm cyan, warm blue and cool red 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. Silver Clouds tetradic combo consists of warm blue complementary color (#a5a1aa) and two others. The Gray Chateau is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cloudy – 120° from the complementary Santas Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a1a5aa and #aaa5a1.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #a6aaa2 is made of 33% red, 34% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Silver Clouds has a hue angle of 90°, a saturation of 4.49% and a lightness of 65.1%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a6aaa2 is made of 1.57% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.14% yellow and 33.33% black ink.

HEX #a6aaa2
RGB Decimal rgb(166,170,162)
RGB Percentage 33%, 34%, 33%
CMYK 1.57, 0, 3.14, 33.33
HSL hsl(90,4.49%,65.1%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(90,4.71%,66.67%)
CIE-LAB lab(69.0868,-2.9178,3.6174)
XYZ xyz(36.6222,39.4651,39.8697)
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