Light Aluminium is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or cool magenta
| Inverse Color | #3c3a3a |
| Complementary Color | #c5c2c2 |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (180° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 76.86% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Light Aluminium Color. The Flagstone color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Greenwich Village (#afbfbe) for more energetic effect. Try Watery as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#c5c2c2 is the best complementary color to Light Aluminium. 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 #c3c5c5 complementary color is Silver, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Silver Sand are #c2c5c3 and #c2c3c5. Thus found on the left and right of #c3c5c5 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pumice and Silver Sand colors as they work well with Light Aluminium.
The split-complementary Light Aluminium palette consists of #c5c3c2 and #c5c2c3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c5c2c2). Try Cloud and Pale Slate colors in combination with #c3c5c5, 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 #c3c5c5 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 Light Aluminium. Thus Gray Nickel and Pale Slate giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Light Aluminium contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Silver, French Gray, and Kangaroo split by 90° on the color wheel. #c3c5c5 square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, mid red and yellow green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Light Aluminium tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#c5c2c2) and two others. The Pale Slate is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pumice – 120° from the complementary Silver. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c5c2c5 and #c2c5c2.
In a RGB color space, hex #c3c5c5 is made of 33% red, 33% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Light Aluminium has a hue angle of 180°, a saturation of 1.69% and a lightness of 76.86%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c3c5c5 is made of 0.78% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 22.75% black ink.
| HEX | #c3c5c5 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(195,197,197) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 33%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0.78, 0, 0, 22.75 |
| HSL | hsl(180,1.69%,76.86%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(180,1.02%,77.25%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.3661,-0.6852,-0.2507) |
| XYZ | xyz(52.55,55.5658,60.7789) |