Information about Pure Pewter color

#666156 - Pure Pewter color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#666156, known as "Pure Pewter", falls into the Orange Color Family — Desaturated, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(102, 97, 86) — 40% red, 38% green, 33.7% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 2 / 6 / 60. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A softly muted neutral grey, #666156 occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Greyish Dark Green (#656255). Slightly further away sit Evolution (#676455) and Half Masala (#67635C).

The recipe behind #666156 is rgb(102, 97, 86), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #666156: 6.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.4:1 for black. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:60), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. The name "Pure Pewter" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.

Pure Pewter color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

Pure Pewter color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Pure Pewter

#666156
#898273

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#A7A195

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#C4C0B8

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#E1DFDB

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White

#FFFFFF

Pure Pewter color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Pure Pewter

#666156
#524D44

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#3D3A33

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#292622

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#141311

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Black

#000000

Pure Pewter color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Pure Pewter

#666156
#6C675D

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#716D65

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#76736E

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#7B7976

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Grey

#808080

Pure Pewter color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#5E6655

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#656655

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Pure Pewter

#666156
#665A55

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#665557

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#66555E

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Pure Pewter color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
#666156
Pure Pewter

#666156

#565B67
#565B67

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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
#666156
Pure Pewter

#666156

#595667
#595667

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#566467
#566467

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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
#646756
#646756

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#666156
Pure Pewter

#666156

#675956
#675956

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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
#666156
Pure Pewter

#666156

#566761
#566761

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#615667
#615667

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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
#666156
Pure Pewter

#666156

#5B6756
#5B6756

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#565B67
#565B67

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#615667
#615667

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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
#666156
Pure Pewter

#666156

#566759
#566759

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#565B67
#565B67

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#675664
#675664

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Nearest named colors to Pure Pewter

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

Greyish Dark Green color link
Greyish Dark Green

#656255

Evolution color link
Evolution

#676455

Triple Stonehenge color link
Triple Stonehenge

#665C52

Half Masala color link
Half Masala

#67635C

Makara color link
Makara

#695F50

Talisman color link
Talisman

#655D50

Kabul color link
Kabul

#6C5E53

Dorado color link
Dorado

#6E5F56

Plain Mouse color link
Plain Mouse

#6E5F57

Italian Leather color link
Italian Leather

#635A52

Quarter Lignite color link
Quarter Lignite

#6B5B52

Carbon Gray color link
Carbon Gray

#625D5D

Pure Pewter color backgrounds & wallpapers

Download color wallpaper / background for your Desktop PC, Tablet or Mobile phone.

#666156 - Pure Pewter color image Pure Pewter color ORCN HD wallpaper 3840x2160 (Desktop)
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#666156 - Pure Pewter color image Pure Pewter color solid HD wallpaper 3840x2160 (Desktop)
#666156 - Pure Pewter color image Pure Pewter color solid HD wallpaper 1170x2532 (Mobile)

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#666156
  • RGB102, 97, 86
  • CMYK0, 2, 6, 60
  • CSSrgb(102, 97, 86)
  • HSL41°, 9%, 37%
  • HSL Precise41.25°, 8.511%, 36.863%
  • HSV41°, 16%, 40%
  • HSB41°, 16%, 40%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.400
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.380
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.337
  • GLSLvec3(0.400, 0.380, 0.337)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.400, 0.380, 0.337, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.400, 0.380, 0.337)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB40%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB38%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB33.7%
  • Color Family (Hue)Orange
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID666156
  • DECIMAL ID6709590
  • Name Length11
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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