Gropius 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 | #9c9ea2 |
| Complementary Color | #5d5f63 |
| Color Shade: | orange (40° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 37.65% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Gropius Grey Color. The Smoky Topaz 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 Settlement (#7e7970) for more energetic effect. Try Tankard Grey as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#5d5f63 is the best complementary color to Gropius 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 #63615d complementary color is Mid Gray, 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 Ironside Gray are #635d5d and #62635d. Thus found on the left and right of #63615d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Scorpion and Storm Dust colors as they work well with Gropius Grey.
The split-complementary Gropius Grey palette consists of #5d5d63 and #5d6263 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5d5f63). Try Mid Gray and Nevada colors in combination with #63615d, 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 #63615d 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 Gropius Grey. Thus Salt Box and Corduroy giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Gropius Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mid Gray, Finlandia, and Scorpion split by 90° on the color wheel. #63615d 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. Gropius Grey tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#5d5f63) and two others. The Corduroy is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Scorpion – 120° from the complementary Mid Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5d6361 and #635d5f.
In a RGB color space, hex #63615d is made of 34% red, 34% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Gropius Grey has a hue angle of 40°, a saturation of 3.13% and a lightness of 37.65%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #63615d is made of 0% cyan, 0.78% magenta, 2.35% yellow and 61.18% black ink.
| HEX | #63615d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(99,97,93) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 34%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 0.78, 2.35, 61.18 |
| HSL | hsl(40,3.13%,37.65%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(40,6.06%,38.82%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.204,-0.0166,2.552) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.3961,11.9924,12.07) |