Aluminum Sky is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, cool yellow or cool magenta
| Inverse Color | #525050 |
| Complementary Color | #afadad |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (180° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 68.24% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Aluminum Sky Color. The Abyss color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Mythical Blue (#93a8a7) for more energetic effect. Try October Sky as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#afadad is the best complementary color to Aluminum Sky. Mid red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #adafaf complementary color is Silver Chalice, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Edward are #adafae and #adaeaf. Thus found on the left and right of #adafaf on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Edward and Bombay colors as they work well with Aluminum Sky.
The split-complementary Aluminum Sky palette consists of #afaead and #afadae colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#afadad). Try Cloudy and Shady Lady colors in combination with #adafaf, 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 #adafaf offers a combination of warm yellow and cool magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Aluminum Sky. Thus Delta and Shady Lady giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Aluminum Sky contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Silver Chalice, Spun Pearl, and Bud split by 90° on the color wheel. #adafaf square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, mid red and cool yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Aluminum Sky tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#afadad) and two others. The Shady Lady is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Edward – 120° from the complementary Silver Chalice. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #afadaf and #adafad.
In a RGB color space, hex #adafaf is made of 33% red, 33% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Aluminum Sky has a hue angle of 180°, a saturation of 1.23% and a lightness of 68.24%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #adafaf is made of 0.79% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.37% black ink.
| HEX | #adafaf |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(173,175,175) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 33%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0.79, 0, 0, 31.37 |
| HSL | hsl(180,1.23%,68.24%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(180,1.14%,68.63%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.3095,-0.7008,-0.2552) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.3014,42.6393,46.6635) |