Shaker Grey Color

#6c6556

Shaker 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 #939aa9
Complementary Color #555d6c
Color Shade: orange (40.91° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 38.04% (better contrasting with white)
Shaker Grey Color Sample
Shaker Grey Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #6c6556

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Shaker Grey Color. The Mudskipper 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 Home Brew (#897b66) for more energetic effect. Try Blackjack as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#555d6c is the best complementary color to Shaker 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 #6c6556 complementary color is Shuttle Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Coffee are #6c5955 and #686c55. Thus found on the left and right of #6c6556 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Dorado and Siam colors as they work well with Shaker Grey.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Shaker Grey palette consists of #59556c and #55686c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#555d6c). Try Smoky and Nevada colors in combination with #6c6556, 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 #6c6556 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 Shaker Grey. Thus Salt Box and Corduroy giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Shaker Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Shuttle Gray, Finlandia, and Old Lavender split by 90° on the color wheel. #6c6556 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta 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. Shaker Grey tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#555d6c) and two others. The Corduroy is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Zambezi – 120° from the complementary Shuttle Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #556c65 and #6c555d.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #6c6556 is made of 37% red, 34% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Shaker Grey has a hue angle of 40.91°, a saturation of 11.34% and a lightness of 38.04%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6c6556 is made of 0% cyan, 2.74% magenta, 8.62% yellow and 57.65% black ink.

HEX #6c6556
RGB Decimal rgb(108,101,86)
RGB Percentage 37%, 34%, 29%
CMYK 0, 2.74, 8.62, 57.65
HSL hsl(40.91,11.34%,38.04%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(40.91,20.37%,42.35%)
CIE-LAB lab(43.0144,0.0171,9.496)
XYZ xyz(12.5177,13.1674,10.6859)
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