Warm Pewter 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 | #4b5259 |
Complementary Color | #a6adb4 |
Color Shade: | warm red (30° hue) |
Color Temperature: | warm |
Lightness: | 67.84% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Warm Pewter Color. The Grey Shingle color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Bronco (#a79781) for more energetic effect. Try Silent Sands as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#a6adb4 is the best complementary color to Warm Pewter. 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 #b4ada6 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 #b4a6a6 and #b4b4a6. Thus found on the left and right of #b4ada6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Martini and Eagle colors as they work well with Warm Pewter.
The split-complementary Warm Pewter palette consists of #a6a6b4 and #a6b4b4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a6adb4). Try Spun Pearl and Edward colors in combination with #b4ada6, 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 #b4ada6 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 Warm Pewter. Thus Amethyst Smoke and Edward giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Warm Pewter contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Gray Chateau, Green Spring, and Shady Lady split by 90° on the color wheel. #b4ada6 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. Warm Pewter tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#a6adb4) and two others. The Edward is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Shady Lady – 120° from the complementary Gray Chateau. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a6b4ad and #b4a6ad.
In a RGB color space, hex #b4ada6 is made of 35% red, 33% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Warm Pewter has a hue angle of 30°, a saturation of 8.54% and a lightness of 67.84%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b4ada6 is made of 0% cyan, 2.75% magenta, 5.49% yellow and 29.41% black ink.
HEX | #b4ada6 |
RGB Decimal | rgb(180,173,166) |
RGB Percentage | 35%, 33%, 32% |
CMYK | 0, 2.75, 5.49, 29.41 |
HSL | hsl(30,8.54%,67.84%) |
HSV (or HSB) | hsv(30,7.78%,70.59%) |
CIE-LAB | lab(71.1072,1.2477,4.4729) |
XYZ | xyz(40.6489,42.3436,42.1071) |