Lich Grey 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 | #56596b |
| Complementary Color | #9497a9 |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (51.43° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 62.16% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Lich Grey Color. The Timber Town color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Grant Grey (#918f8a) for more calm effect. Try Parador Stone as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#9497a9 is the best complementary color to Lich Grey. 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 #a9a694 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 #a99b94 and #a1a994. Thus found on the left and right of #a9a694 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Zorba and Bud colors as they work well with Lich Grey.
The split-complementary Lich Grey palette consists of #9b94a9 and #94a1a9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9497a9). Try Amethyst Smoke and Gray Chateau colors in combination with #a9a694, 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 #a9a694 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 Lich Grey. Thus Amethyst Smoke and Pewter giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Lich Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Manatee, Pewter, and Dusty Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #a9a694 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. Lich Grey tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#9497a9) and two others. The Pewter 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 #94a9a6 and #a99496.
In a RGB color space, hex #a9a694 is made of 35% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Lich Grey has a hue angle of 51.43°, a saturation of 10.88% and a lightness of 62.16%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a9a694 is made of 0% cyan, 1.17% magenta, 8.23% yellow and 33.73% black ink.
| HEX | #a9a694 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(169,166,148) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 34%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 1.17, 8.23, 33.73 |
| HSL | hsl(51.43,10.88%,62.16%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(51.43,12.43%,66.27%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.9066,-2.115,9.7036) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.3437,37.8456,33.4591) |