Cloudy Color
Cloudy is a gray color with hex code #ACA59F. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with cloudy, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Cloudy Color Values
What Does Cloudy Mean?
Cloudy belongs to the gray family of colors. Gray settles arguments between colors. Practical, quiet, and hard to date-stamp, it lets brighter hues carry the personality while providing structure. Warm grays cozy a room up; cool grays keep it businesslike. Cloudy sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Cloudy is classified as a gray (nearest centroid: pinkish gray, #C1B6B3).
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Cloudy
Cloudy and #A0A6AC are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #ACA0A0 and #ACACA0, which sit beside cloudy on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair cloudy with triadic partners #A0ACA5 and #A5A0AC. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
CSS Examples
.text { color: #ACA59F; }
.background { background-color: #ACA59F; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ACA59F; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #ACA59F40; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for cloudy?
Cloudy has the hex code #ACA59F. In RGB notation it is rgb(172, 165, 159), in HSL it is hsl(28, 7%, 65%), and its OKLCH value is 0.726, 0.012, 63.3.
What does the color cloudy mean?
Gray-family colors like cloudy carry distinct psychological associations. Cloudy belongs to the gray family of colors. Gray settles arguments between colors. Practical, quiet, and hard to date-stamp, it lets brighter hues carry the personality while providing structure. Warm grays cozy a room up; cool grays keep it businesslike. Cloudy sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
What colors go with cloudy?
Cloudy has three easy routes: its complement #A0A6AC for punch, its neighbors #ACA0A0 and #ACACA0 for something calmer, or triadic partners #A0ACA5 and #A5A0AC when you want energy.
Is cloudy a standard web color?
No — Cloudy is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #ACA59F or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make cloudy lighter or darker?
To lighten cloudy, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #F1F0EF (lightest tint) to #1E1C1A (darkest shade).
About Cloudy
Cloudy is classified as a Gray in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Gray hue family. It has The color is recognized by Resene.
Use our Color Converter to convert #ACA59F to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.