Cloudy is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green
| Inverse Color | #535a60 |
| Complementary Color | #9fa6ac |
| Color Shade: | warm red (27.69° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 64.9% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Cloudy Color. The Light Mahogany color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called German Camouflage Beige (#9b8c7b) for more energetic effect. Try Smokey Tan as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#9fa6ac is the best complementary color to Cloudy. 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 #aca59f complementary color is Gray Chateau, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Cloudy are #ac9f9f and #acab9f. Thus found on the left and right of #aca59f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Martini and Delta colors as they work well with Cloudy.
The split-complementary Cloudy palette consists of #9f9fac and #9facab colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9fa6ac). Try Santas Gray and Edward colors in combination with #aca59f, 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 #aca59f 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 Cloudy. Thus Santas Gray and Pewter giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cloudy contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Gray Chateau, Pewter, and Amethyst Smoke split by 90° on the color wheel. #aca59f square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Cloudy tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#9fa6ac) and two others. The Pewter is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Dusty Gray – 120° from the complementary Gray Chateau. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9faca5 and #ac9fa5.
In a RGB color space, hex #aca59f is made of 35% red, 33% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Cloudy has a hue angle of 27.69°, a saturation of 7.26% and a lightness of 64.9%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #aca59f is made of 0% cyan, 2.74% magenta, 5.1% yellow and 32.55% black ink.
| HEX | #aca59f |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(172,165,159) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 33%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 2.74, 5.1, 32.55 |
| HSL | hsl(27.69,7.26%,64.9%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(27.69,7.56%,67.45%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.1561,1.4387,3.9951) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.7264,38.1841,38.2355) |