Tank Grey is pale, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, warm magenta or warm cyan
| Inverse Color | #7b7b7e |
| Complementary Color | #818183 |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (60° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 51.18% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Tank Grey Color. The Tangle color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Aloe Thorn (#888b73) for more energetic effect. Try Salt Island Green as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#818183 is the best complementary color to Tank Grey. Cool blue shades generally complement the warm yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #848481 complementary color is Jumbo, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Friar Gray are #838281 and #828381. Thus found on the left and right of #848481 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Concord and Bitter colors as they work well with Tank Grey.
The split-complementary Tank Grey palette consists of #828183 and #818283 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#818183). Try Jumbo and Rolling Stone colors in combination with #848481, 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 #848481 offers a combination of cool magenta and warm cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Tank Grey. Thus Suva Gray and Gunsmoke giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Tank Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Jumbo, Gunsmoke, and Suva Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #848481 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool 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. Tank Grey tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#818183) and two others. The Gunsmoke is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Gray – 120° from the complementary Jumbo. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #818383 and #838181.
In a RGB color space, hex #848481 is made of 34% red, 34% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Tank Grey has a hue angle of 60°, a saturation of 1.2% and a lightness of 51.18%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #848481 is made of 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.17% yellow and 48.24% black ink.
| HEX | #848481 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(132,132,129) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 34%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0, 0, 1.17, 48.24 |
| HSL | hsl(60,1.2%,51.18%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(60,2.27%,51.76%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.0652,-0.584,1.6097) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.7294,22.993,24.0617) |