What colors make Aluminum?
On this page, you will find the Aluminum Hex, RGB, Hue Saturation Light (HSL), and CMYK color codes. We also include shades and variations of Aluminum, color palettes, and related colors.
Aluminum color code
The Aluminum hex code is #D0D5DB. The Aluminum hex code can be quantified in RGB values which represent the amount of Red, Green and Blue color channels. The RGB value is an estimated amount of red, green, and blue color to create the color Aluminum. The RGB estimate is:
- Red: #D0 in Hex amounts to 82%
- Green: #D5 in Hex amounts to 84%
- Blue: #DB in Hex amounts to 86%
Aluminum in HSL
HSL is an acronym which stands for Hue, Saturation, and Lightness. HSL was developed for television and standardized for computer displays.
Hue is the perceived color name. Saturation is the "colorfulness" relative to the color's brightness. Brightness is our human eye's quantifed perception of the spectral light distribution. Lightness is the color brightness relative to a perceived similarly illuminated white.
Brightness and "colorfulness" are absolute measures, while Lightness and and Saturation are relative measures.
Aluminum is 213deg, 13%, 84% HSL.
- Hue: 213deg
- Saturation: 13%
- Light: 84%
Aluminum color in CMYK color model
The CMYK color model is commonly used in printing. The CMYK acronym stands for Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Key. Where key is black. Since the black color is the absence of light, the CMYK is a subtractive color model. White light minus red is cyan, minus green is magenta, minus blue is yellow.
Aluminum is 5% 3% 0% 14% CMYK.
- Cyan: 5%
- Magenta: 3%
- Yellow: 0%
- Key (or Black): 14%
Different shades of Aluminum
According to its HSL value, Aluminum contains about 84% of brightness.
Below are the all the values in HEX, HSL and CMYK color spaces for each shade variations:
- Hex HSL CMYK
- #E2E5E8 212deg, 13%, 90% 2%, 1%, 0%, 99%
- #C5CBD2 212deg, 13%, 80% 6%, 3%, 0%, 99%
- #A8B1BC 212deg, 13%, 70% 10%, 5%, 0%, 99%
- #8B97A6 212deg, 13%, 60% 16%, 8%, 0%, 99%
- #6E7D90 212deg, 13%, 50% 23%, 12%, 0%, 99%
- #586473 212deg, 13%, 40% 23%, 12%, 0%, 99%
- #424B56 212deg, 13%, 30% 23%, 12%, 0%, 99%
- #2C3239 212deg, 13%, 20% 23%, 12%, 0%, 99%
- #16191C 212deg, 13%, 10% 23%, 12%, 0%, 99%
Accessibility tips when using the color Aluminum
Ensure your content remains available to the broadest possible audience. Make sure the text color has enough contrast with its background. When using Aluminum on text, we recommend you use black for the background.
The reason Aluminum contrasts better with a black background is because Aluminum has a degree of brightness of 84% which provides better contrast on a dark background.
The Aluminum color palette hex codes.
There are a few color palettes available when working with Aluminum, but below is our favorite:
- Catacomb Walls
#DBD7D0 - Timberwolf
#DBD7D2 - Smoked Oyster
#D9D2CD - Iron Maiden
#D6D1DC - Steam Bath
#CCD0DA - Zen
#CFD9DE
By interpolating Hue and Saturation values, we can also generate great color palettes inspired from Aluminum
- Gainsboro
#DCDCDC - Porcelain
#DDDCDB - Dove Wing
#D7D9D5 - Light Grey
#D8DCD6 - Iron Maiden
#D6D1DC - Steam Bath
#CCD0DA
Below is a series of palettes generated from the color Aluminum:
Palette variances of 3 colors:
- #D0D4DA
- #D0DAD5
- #D5DAD0
- #D0D4DA
- #D0DAD0
- #DAD5D0
- #D8D0DA
- #D0D4DA
- #D0DAD3
Palette variances of 4 colors:
- #D1D0DA
- #D0D4DA
- #D0DADA
- #D0DAD3
- #DAD0DA
- #D5D0DA
- #D0D0DA
- #D0D4DA
- #D0D4DA
- #D0DAD5
- #D4DAD0
- #DAD5D0
Palette variances of 5 colors:
- #DAD0D0
- #DAD0D7
- #D8D0DA
- #D1D0DA
- #D0D4DA
- #D0D4DA
- #D0DAD6
- #D4DAD0
- #DAD6D0
- #DAD0D4
- #D0D0DA
- #D0D4DA
- #D0D9DA
- #D0DAD8
- #D0DAD4
Palette variances of 6 colors:
- #D4D0DA
- #D1D0DA
- #D0D1DA
- #D0D4DA
- #D0D8DA
- #D0DADA
- #D0D4DA
- #D0DAD8
- #D0DAD0
- #D9DAD0
- #DAD3D0
- #DAD0D5
- #D0D4DA
- #D0DAD7
- #D2DAD0
- #DAD9D0
- #DAD0D0
- #DAD0DA
You will find specific color values of Aluminum on this page. For example, the Aluminum HEX color code is #D0D5DB. We offer a variety of color palette, variances, and an expert color mixer to develop color schemes. Related colors for Aluminum are:
- Iron Maiden color code is (214.0, 209.0, 220.0).
- Steam Bath color code is (204.0, 208.0, 218.0).
- Zen color code is (207.0, 217.0, 222.0).
- Catacomb Walls color code is (219.0, 215.0, 208.0).
- Timberwolf color code is (219.0, 215.0, 210.0).
- Light Grey color code is (216.0, 220.0, 214.0).
- Murmur color code is (210.0, 216.0, 210.0).
- Grain Of Salt color code is (216.0, 219.0, 225.0).
- Smoked Oyster color code is (217.0, 210.0, 205.0).
- Pastel Day color code is (223.0, 216.0, 225.0).
These values can help you match the specific shade and find complementary colors. Looking for a different shade of white? Our color mixer expertly generates nine different shades and eighteen color variances.
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A third component we provide on this page is color shades. For example, shades of Aluminum include Iron Maiden, Steam Bath, Zen, Catacomb Walls, Timberwolf, Light Grey, Murmur, Grain Of Salt, Smoked Oyster, and Pastel Day. We offer nine tints and shades for each color. A color shade is found by adjusting the color saturation to find a darker hue. A color tint is a lighter color. For example, pink is a tint of red.
