Aloof Grey is pale, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, warm magenta or warm cyan
| Inverse Color | #36363f |
| Complementary Color | #c0c0c8 |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (60° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 77.06% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Aloof Grey Color. The Restful color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Tana (#b8b5a1) for more energetic effect. Try French Shutter as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#c0c0c8 is the best complementary color to Aloof Grey. Cool blue shades generally complement the warm yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c9c9c0 complementary color is French Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of orange, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Mist Gray are #c8c4c0 and #c4c8c0. Thus found on the left and right of #c9c9c0 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cloud and Kangaroo colors as they work well with Aloof Grey.
The split-complementary Aloof Grey palette consists of #c4c0c8 and #c0c4c8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c0c0c8). Try Gray Suit and Silver Sand colors in combination with #c9c9c0, 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 #c9c9c0 offers a combination of cool magenta and warm cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Aloof Grey. Thus Pale Slate and Submarine giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Aloof Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary French Gray, Powder Ash, and Pale Slate split by 90° on the color wheel. #c9c9c0 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, green cyan, cool blue and warm magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Aloof Grey tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#c0c0c8) and two others. The Submarine is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Silver – 120° from the complementary French Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c0c8c8 and #c8c0c0.
In a RGB color space, hex #c9c9c0 is made of 34% red, 34% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Aloof Grey has a hue angle of 60°, a saturation of 7.69% and a lightness of 77.06%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c9c9c0 is made of 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.53% yellow and 21.18% black ink.
| HEX | #c9c9c0 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(201,201,192) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 34%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 0, 3.53, 21.18 |
| HSL | hsl(60,7.69%,77.06%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(60,4.48%,78.82%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.7369,-1.6086,4.4832) |
| XYZ | xyz(54.4885,57.9966,58.1918) |