Thunder Grey is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #a8acb3 |
| Complementary Color | #4b4f57 |
| Color Shade: | orange (38.18° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 31.96% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Thunder Grey Color. The Landmark Brown color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called European Pine (#756556) for more energetic effect. Try Ceylonese as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#4b4f57 is the best complementary color to Thunder Grey. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #57534c complementary color is Abbey, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Fuscous Gray are #574d4b and #55574b. Thus found on the left and right of #57534c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Emperor and Fuscous Gray colors as they work well with Thunder Grey.
The split-complementary Thunder Grey palette consists of #4d4b57 and #4b5557 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4b4f57). Try Scarpa Flow and Abbey colors in combination with #57534c, 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 #57534c offers a combination of violet and green cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Thunder Grey. Thus Mortar and Nandor giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Thunder Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Abbey, Nandor, and Don Juan split by 90° on the color wheel. #57534c square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Thunder Grey tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#4b4f57) and two others. The Nandor is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Don Juan – 120° from the complementary Abbey. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4b5753 and #574b4f.
In a RGB color space, hex #57534c is made of 35% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Thunder Grey has a hue angle of 38.18°, a saturation of 6.75% and a lightness of 31.96%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #57534c is made of 0% cyan, 1.57% magenta, 4.32% yellow and 65.88% black ink.
| HEX | #57534c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(87,83,76) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 34%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 1.57, 4.32, 65.88 |
| HSL | hsl(38.18,6.75%,31.96%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(38.18,12.64%,34.12%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.4681,0.2341,4.6773) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.3282,8.7346,8.0845) |