Putty Pearl is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, violet or cool green
| Inverse Color | #56676e |
| Complementary Color | #91a2a9 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (17.5° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 61.57% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Putty Pearl Color. The Grey Marble color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Hemp (#987d73) for more energetic effect. Try Ginger Snap as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#91a2a9 is the best complementary color to Putty Pearl. 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 #a99891 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 Del Rio are #a99196 and #a9a491. Thus found on the left and right of #a99891 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Dusty Gray and Gray Olive colors as they work well with Putty Pearl.
The split-complementary Putty Pearl palette consists of #9196a9 and #91a9a4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#91a2a9). Try Manatee and Cascade colors in combination with #a99891, 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 #a99891 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 Putty Pearl. Thus Amethyst Smoke and Envy giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Putty Pearl contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Regent Gray, Envy, and Amethyst Smoke split by 90° on the color wheel. #a99891 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and violet shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Putty Pearl tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#91a2a9) 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 #91a998 and #a991a2.
In a RGB color space, hex #a99891 is made of 36% red, 33% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Putty Pearl has a hue angle of 17.5°, a saturation of 12.24% and a lightness of 61.57%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a99891 is made of 0% cyan, 6.66% magenta, 9.41% yellow and 33.73% black ink.
| HEX | #a99891 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(169,152,145) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 33%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 6.66, 9.41, 33.73 |
| HSL | hsl(17.5,12.24%,61.57%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(17.5,14.2%,66.27%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.1089,5.061,5.9527) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.7013,32.9358,31.4218) |