Cool Granite is pale, warm-toned shade of mid yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid blue, cool red or cool cyan
| Inverse Color | #545357 |
| Complementary Color | #a9a8ac |
| Color Shade: | mid yellow (75° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 66.67% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Cool Granite Color. The Gargoyle color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid yellow bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Deep Seagrass (#959889) for more energetic effect. Try California Sagebrush as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#a9a8ac is the best complementary color to Cool Granite. Mid blue shades generally complement the cool yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #abaca8 complementary color is Spun Pearl, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of orange, cool yellow, and warm green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Delta are #acaba8 and #a9aca8. Thus found on the left and right of #abaca8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Delta and Bud colors as they work well with Cool Granite.
The split-complementary Cool Granite palette consists of #aba8ac and #a8a9ac colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a9a8ac). Try Mountain Mist and Aluminium colors in combination with #abaca8, 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 #abaca8 offers a combination of warm magenta and cool cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Cool Granite. Thus Shady Lady and Gray Chateau giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cool Granite contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Spun Pearl, Edward, and Silver Chalice split by 90° on the color wheel. #abaca8 square combo is a palette of cool yellow, green cyan, mid blue and cool red shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Cool Granite tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#a9a8ac) and two others. The Gray Chateau is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Silver Chalice – 120° from the complementary Spun Pearl. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a8abac and #aca9a8.
In a RGB color space, hex #abaca8 is made of 33% red, 34% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Cool Granite has a hue angle of 75°, a saturation of 2.35% and a lightness of 66.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #abaca8 is made of 0.39% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.57% yellow and 32.55% black ink.
| HEX | #abaca8 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(171,172,168) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 34%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0.39, 0, 1.57, 32.55 |
| HSL | hsl(75,2.35%,66.67%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(75,2.33%,67.45%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.169,-1.0992,1.9208) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.615,40.9901,42.9224) |