Cement Greige 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 | #4a545b |
| Complementary Color | #a4aeb5 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (24.71° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 67.65% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Cement Greige Color. The Adolescent Rodent 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 Parisian Cafè (#a49085) for more energetic effect. Try Pure Earth as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#a4aeb5 is the best complementary color to Cement Greige. 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 #b5aba4 complementary color is Hit Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Silk are #b5a4a5 and #b5b3a4. Thus found on the left and right of #b5aba4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Martini and Nomad colors as they work well with Cement Greige.
The split-complementary Cement Greige palette consists of #a4a5b5 and #a4b5b3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a4aeb5). Try Santas Gray and Edward colors in combination with #b5aba4, 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 #b5aba4 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 Cement Greige. Thus Amethyst Smoke and Edward giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cement Greige contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Hit Gray, Norway, and London Hue split by 90° on the color wheel. #b5aba4 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. Cement Greige tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#a4aeb5) and two others. The Edward is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Shady Lady – 120° from the complementary Hit Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a4b5ab and #b5a4ae.
In a RGB color space, hex #b5aba4 is made of 35% red, 33% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Cement Greige has a hue angle of 24.71°, a saturation of 10.3% and a lightness of 67.65%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b5aba4 is made of 0% cyan, 3.92% magenta, 6.67% yellow and 29.02% black ink.
| HEX | #b5aba4 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(181,171,164) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 33%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 3.92, 6.67, 29.02 |
| HSL | hsl(24.71,10.3%,67.65%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(24.71,9.39%,70.98%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.615,2.3498,4.8748) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.3198,41.6299,41.0323) |