Beijing Moon is pale, warm-toned shade of cool red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green
| Inverse Color | #565d5c |
| Complementary Color | #a1a9a8 |
| Color Shade: | cool red (351.43° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 64.9% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Beijing Moon Color. The Persian Pastel color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Legendary Lilac (#ad969d) for more energetic effect. Try Zinc as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#a1a9a8 is the best complementary color to Beijing Moon. Warm cyan shades generally complement the cool red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a9a2a3 complementary color is Edward, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Dusty Gray are #a9a1a6 and #a9a4a1. Thus found on the left and right of #a9a2a3 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Shady Lady and Cloudy colors as they work well with Beijing Moon.
The split-complementary Beijing Moon palette consists of #a1a6a9 and #a1a9a4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a1a9a8). Try Gray Chateau and Pewter colors in combination with #a9a2a3, 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 #a9a2a3 offers a combination of cool blue and warm green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Beijing Moon. Thus Santas Gray and Bud giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Beijing Moon contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Edward, Bud, and Santas Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #a9a2a3 square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Beijing Moon tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#a1a9a8) and two others. The Bud is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mountain Mist – 120° from the complementary Edward. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a2a9a1 and #a8a1a9.
In a RGB color space, hex #a9a2a3 is made of 34% red, 33% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Beijing Moon has a hue angle of 351.43°, a saturation of 3.91% and a lightness of 64.9%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a9a2a3 is made of 0% cyan, 2.74% magenta, 2.35% yellow and 33.73% black ink.
| HEX | #a9a2a3 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(169,162,163) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 33%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0, 2.74, 2.35, 33.73 |
| HSL | hsl(351.43,3.91%,64.9%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(351.43,4.14%,66.27%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.217,2.7121,0.3755) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.8934,36.92,39.8848) |