Dominant 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 | #a5a9ae |
| Complementary Color | #51555a |
| Color Shade: | orange (33.33° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 33.53% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Dominant Grey Color. The Braid 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 Artillery (#746f67) for more energetic effect. Try Trailhead as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#51555a is the best complementary color to Dominant 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 #5a5651 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 #5a5151 and #595a51. Thus found on the left and right of #5a5651 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Don Juan and Fuscous Gray colors as they work well with Dominant Grey.
The split-complementary Dominant Grey palette consists of #51515a and #51595a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#51555a). Try Scarpa Flow and Abbey colors in combination with #5a5651, 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 #5a5651 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 Dominant Grey. Thus Scarpa Flow and Nandor giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Dominant Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Abbey, Nandor, and Don Juan split by 90° on the color wheel. #5a5651 square combo is a palette of orange, warm 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. Dominant Grey tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#51555a) 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 #515a56 and #5a5155.
In a RGB color space, hex #5a5651 is made of 35% red, 33% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Dominant Grey has a hue angle of 33.33°, a saturation of 5.26% and a lightness of 33.53%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5a5651 is made of 0% cyan, 1.56% magenta, 3.53% yellow and 64.71% black ink.
| HEX | #5a5651 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(90,86,81) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 33%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 1.56, 3.53, 64.71 |
| HSL | hsl(33.33,5.26%,33.53%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(33.33,10%,35.29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.7869,0.6153,3.4809) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.0294,9.4233,9.1276) |