Greystoke 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 | #7a7c81 |
| Complementary Color | #7e8084 |
| Color Shade: | orange (42.86° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 50.78% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Greystoke Color. The London Fog 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 Union Springs (#9c9680) for more energetic effect. Try Mined Coal as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#7e8084 is the best complementary color to Greystoke. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #85837e complementary color is Rolling Stone, 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 Friar Gray are #847f7e and #83847e. Thus found on the left and right of #85837e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Hurricane and Bitter colors as they work well with Greystoke.
The split-complementary Greystoke palette consists of #7f7e84 and #7e8384 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7e8084). Try Jumbo and Rolling Stone colors in combination with #85837e, 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 #85837e 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 Greystoke. Thus Mobster and Gunsmoke giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Greystoke contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Rolling Stone, Xanadu, and Suva Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #85837e 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. Greystoke tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#7e8084) and two others. The Gunsmoke is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Empress – 120° from the complementary Rolling Stone. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7e8482 and #847e80.
In a RGB color space, hex #85837e is made of 34% red, 34% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Greystoke has a hue angle of 42.86°, a saturation of 2.79% and a lightness of 50.78%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #85837e is made of 0% cyan, 0.79% magenta, 2.75% yellow and 47.84% black ink.
| HEX | #85837e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(133,131,126) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 34%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 0.79, 2.75, 47.84 |
| HSL | hsl(42.86,2.79%,50.78%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(42.86,5.26%,52.16%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.7885,-0.2113,2.9568) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.5551,22.7255,22.9891) |