Grey Locks 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 | #8d96a1 |
| Complementary Color | #5d6772 |
| Color Shade: | orange (33° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 40.78% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Grey Locks Color. The Mocha Accent 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 Army Issue (#8a806b) for more energetic effect. Try Taupe Beige as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#5d6772 is the best complementary color to Grey Locks. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #72695e complementary color is Shuttle 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 Pablo are #725e5d and #71725d. Thus found on the left and right of #72695e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Dorado and Kokoda colors as they work well with Grey Locks.
The split-complementary Grey Locks palette consists of #5e5d72 and #5d7172 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5d6772). Try Comet and Nevada colors in combination with #72695e, 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 #72695e 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 Grey Locks. Thus Salt Box and Corduroy giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Grey Locks contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Shuttle Gray, Finlandia, and Old Lavender split by 90° on the color wheel. #72695e square combo is a palette of orange, mid 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. Grey Locks tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#5d6772) and two others. The Corduroy is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Falcon – 120° from the complementary Shuttle Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5d7269 and #725d67.
In a RGB color space, hex #72695e is made of 36% red, 34% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Grey Locks has a hue angle of 33°, a saturation of 9.62% and a lightness of 40.78%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #72695e is made of 0% cyan, 3.53% magenta, 7.85% yellow and 55.29% black ink.
| HEX | #72695e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(114,105,94) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 34%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 3.53, 7.85, 55.29 |
| HSL | hsl(33,9.62%,40.78%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(33,17.54%,44.71%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.9258,1.5187,7.4598) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.0114,14.4887,12.6478) |