Baroque Grey Color

#5f5d64

Baroque Grey is pale, cool-toned shade of warm blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid yellow, warm cyan or warm red

Inverse Color #a0a29b
Complementary Color #62645c
Color Shade: warm blue (257.14° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 37.84% (better contrasting with white)
Baroque Grey Color Sample
Baroque Grey Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #5f5d64

If you're looking for a similar warm blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Baroque Grey Color. The Nine Iron color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid blue bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Ishtar (#484450) for more energetic effect. Try Hawk Grey as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#62645c is the best complementary color to Baroque Grey. Mid yellow shades generally complement the warm blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #5f5d64 complementary color is Storm Dust, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of blue cyan, warm blue, and cool magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Scarpa Flow are #5c5e64 and #625c64. Thus found on the left and right of #5f5d64 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mid Gray and Salt Box colors as they work well with Baroque Grey.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Baroque Grey palette consists of #5e645c and #64625c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#62645c). Try Willow Grove and Ironside Gray colors in combination with #5f5d64, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #5f5d64 offers a combination of cool green and warm red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Baroque Grey. Thus Corduroy and Dorado giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Baroque Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Storm Dust, Scorpion, and Corduroy split by 90° on the color wheel. #5f5d64 square combo is a palette of warm blue, red magenta, mid yellow and warm cyan shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Baroque Grey tetradic combo consists of mid yellow complementary color (#62645c) and two others. The Dorado is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Nevada – 120° from the complementary Storm Dust. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #645e5c and #5c6264.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #5f5d64 is made of 33% red, 32% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Baroque Grey has a hue angle of 257.14°, a saturation of 3.63% and a lightness of 37.84%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5f5d64 is made of 1.97% cyan, 2.75% magenta, 0% yellow and 60.78% black ink.

HEX #5f5d64
RGB Decimal rgb(95,93,100)
RGB Percentage 33%, 32%, 35%
CMYK 1.97, 2.75, 0, 60.78
HSL hsl(257.14,3.63%,37.84%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(257.14,7%,39.22%)
CIE-LAB lab(39.8848,2.2904,-3.7159)
XYZ xyz(10.9339,11.1817,13.6386)
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