Putty Grey 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 | #425763 |
| Complementary Color | #9cb1bd |
| Color Shade: | warm red (21.82° 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 Putty Grey Color. The Soft Fawn 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 Magnitude (#ae8d7b) for more energetic effect. Try Baby Sprout as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#9cb1bd is the best complementary color to Putty Grey. 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 #bda89c complementary color is Gull 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 Malta are #bd9ca0 and #bdb89c. Thus found on the left and right of #bda89c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Thatch and Heathered Gray colors as they work well with Putty Grey.
The split-complementary Putty Grey palette consists of #9ca0bd and #9cbdb8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9cb1bd). Try Cadet Blue and Shadow Green colors in combination with #bda89c, 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 #bda89c 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 Putty Grey. Thus Amethyst Smoke and Summer Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Putty Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Gull Gray, Norway, and London Hue split by 90° on the color wheel. #bda89c 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. Putty Grey tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#9cb1bd) and two others. The Summer Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lily – 120° from the complementary Gull Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9cbda8 and #bd9cb1.
In a RGB color space, hex #bda89c is made of 37% red, 33% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Putty Grey has a hue angle of 21.82°, a saturation of 20% and a lightness of 67.65%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bda89c is made of 0% cyan, 8.24% magenta, 12.94% yellow and 25.88% black ink.
| HEX | #bda89c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(189,168,156) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 33%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 8.24, 12.94, 25.88 |
| HSL | hsl(21.82,20%,67.65%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(21.82,17.46%,74.12%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.3328,5.6351,8.9719) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.9896,41.2244,37.2492) |