Worn Silver 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 | #363f44 |
| Complementary Color | #bbc3c9 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (21.43° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 76.08% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Worn Silver Color. The Old Doeskin 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 Putty Grey (#bda89c) for more energetic effect. Try Delicate Honeysweet as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#bbc3c9 is the best complementary color to Worn Silver. 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 #c9c0bb complementary color is Loblolly, 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 Silver Rust are #c9bbbc and #c9c7bb. Thus found on the left and right of #c9c0bb on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cold Turkey and Ash colors as they work well with Worn Silver.
The split-complementary Worn Silver palette consists of #bbbcc9 and #bbc9c7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#bbc3c9). Try French Gray and Submarine colors in combination with #c9c0bb, 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 #c9c0bb 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 Worn Silver. Thus Gray Suit and Powder Ash giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Worn Silver contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Loblolly, Green Spring, and Chatelle split by 90° on the color wheel. #c9c0bb 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. Worn Silver tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#bbc3c9) and two others. The Powder Ash is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pale Slate – 120° from the complementary Loblolly. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #bbc9c0 and #c9bbc3.
In a RGB color space, hex #c9c0bb is made of 35% red, 33% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Worn Silver has a hue angle of 21.43°, a saturation of 11.48% and a lightness of 76.08%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c9c0bb is made of 0% cyan, 3.53% magenta, 5.49% yellow and 21.18% black ink.
| HEX | #c9c0bb |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(201,192,187) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 33%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 3.53, 5.49, 21.18 |
| HSL | hsl(21.43,11.48%,76.08%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(21.43,6.97%,78.82%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.2892,2.2751,3.6309) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.9067,53.7046,54.644) |