Friar Grey is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, warm magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #7f8186 |
| Complementary Color | #797a80 |
| Color Shade: | orange (42.86° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 48.82% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Friar Grey Color. The Greywood 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 Executive Course (#8f8a70) for more energetic effect. Try Calico Rock as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#797a80 is the best complementary color to Friar Grey. Cool blue shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #807e79 complementary color is Jumbo, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Friar Gray are #807a79 and #7e8079. Thus found on the left and right of #807e79 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Hurricane and Bitter colors as they work well with Friar Grey.
The split-complementary Friar Grey palette consists of #7a7980 and #797e80 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#797a80). Try Jumbo and Rolling Stone colors in combination with #807e79, 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 #807e79 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 Friar Grey. Thus Mobster and Gunsmoke giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Friar Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Jumbo, Xanadu, and Suva Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #807e79 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, cool blue and warm magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Friar Grey tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#797a80) and two others. The Gunsmoke is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Boulder – 120° from the complementary Jumbo. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #79807e and #80797a.
In a RGB color space, hex #807e79 is made of 34% red, 34% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Friar Grey has a hue angle of 42.86°, a saturation of 2.81% and a lightness of 48.82%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #807e79 is made of 0% cyan, 0.79% magenta, 2.75% yellow and 49.8% black ink.
| HEX | #807e79 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(128,126,121) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 34%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 0.79, 2.75, 49.8 |
| HSL | hsl(42.86,2.81%,48.82%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(42.86,5.47%,50.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.8304,-0.2118,2.9781) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.8141,20.8914,21.0773) |