Castor Grey is pale, warm-toned shade of yellow green. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with violet, mid red or blue cyan
| Inverse Color | #9b989d |
| Complementary Color | #656267 |
| Color Shade: | yellow green (96° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 39.41% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar yellow green shade, there are some better alternatives to Castor Grey Color. The Sedge Green color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Medium Grey (#7d7f7c) for more calm effect. Try Baize as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#656267 is the best complementary color to Castor Grey. Violet shades generally complement the yellow green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #646762 complementary color is Salt Box, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid yellow, yellow green, and warm green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Willow Grove are #666762 and #626762. Thus found on the left and right of #646762 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Storm Dust and Corduroy colors as they work well with Castor Grey.
The split-complementary Castor Grey palette consists of #676266 and #626267 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#656267). Try Scorpion and Mid Gray colors in combination with #646762, 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 #646762 offers a combination of red magenta and blue cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Castor Grey. Thus Scorpion and Shuttle Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Castor Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Salt Box, Nevada, and Scorpion split by 90° on the color wheel. #646762 square combo is a palette of yellow green, mid cyan, violet and mid red shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Castor Grey tetradic combo consists of violet complementary color (#656267) and two others. The Shuttle Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Ironside Gray – 120° from the complementary Salt Box. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #626467 and #676562.
In a RGB color space, hex #646762 is made of 33% red, 34% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Castor Grey has a hue angle of 96°, a saturation of 2.49% and a lightness of 39.41%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #646762 is made of 1.17% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.96% yellow and 59.61% black ink.
| HEX | #646762 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(100,103,98) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 34%, 33% |
| CMYK | 1.17, 0, 1.96, 59.61 |
| HSL | hsl(96,2.49%,39.41%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(96,4.85%,40.39%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.1995,-2.1931,2.4081) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.3104,13.2917,13.472) |