Pussywillow 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 | #51535e |
| Complementary Color | #a1a3ae |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (50.77° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 65.69% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Pussywillow Grey Color. The Rigby Ridge color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Tropical Fog (#cbcab6) for more energetic effect. Try Colonial Revival Green Stone as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#a1a3ae is the best complementary color to Pussywillow 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 #aeaca1 complementary color is Santas Gray, 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 Dawn are #aea5a1 and #a9aea1. Thus found on the left and right of #aeaca1 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cloudy and Bud colors as they work well with Pussywillow Grey.
The split-complementary Pussywillow Grey palette consists of #a5a1ae and #a1a9ae colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a1a3ae). Try Santas Gray and Gray Chateau colors in combination with #aeaca1, 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 #aeaca1 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 Pussywillow Grey. Thus Amethyst Smoke and Edward giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Pussywillow Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Santas Gray, Pewter, and Shady Lady split by 90° on the color wheel. #aeaca1 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. Pussywillow Grey tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#a1a3ae) and two others. The Edward is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Dusty Gray – 120° from the complementary Santas Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a1aeac and #aea1a3.
In a RGB color space, hex #aeaca1 is made of 34% red, 34% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Pussywillow Grey has a hue angle of 50.77°, a saturation of 7.43% and a lightness of 65.69%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #aeaca1 is made of 0% cyan, 0.79% magenta, 5.1% yellow and 31.76% black ink.
| HEX | #aeaca1 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(174,172,161) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 34%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 0.79, 5.1, 31.76 |
| HSL | hsl(50.77,7.43%,65.69%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(50.77,7.47%,68.24%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.2298,-1.2778,5.8991) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.6411,41.0769,39.6102) |