Brownish 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 | #7988a0 |
| Complementary Color | #5f6e86 |
| Color Shade: | orange (36.92° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 44.9% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Brownish Grey Color. The Chocolate Ripple color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Pale Green Grey (#96907e) for more calm effect. Try Soya Bean as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#5f6e86 is the best complementary color to Brownish 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 #86775f complementary color is Pale Sky, 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 Cement are #86635f and #81865f. Thus found on the left and right of #86775f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Sand Dune and Avocado colors as they work well with Brownish Grey.
The split-complementary Brownish Grey palette consists of #635f86 and #5f8186 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5f6e86). Try Dolphin and Juniper colors in combination with #86775f, 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 #86775f 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 Brownish Grey. Thus Rum and Viridian Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Brownish Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pale Sky, Glade Green, and Strikemaster split by 90° on the color wheel. #86775f 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. Brownish Grey tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#5f6e86) and two others. The Viridian Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Falcon – 120° from the complementary Pale Sky. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5f8677 and #865f6d.
In a RGB color space, hex #86775f is made of 39% red, 34% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Brownish Grey has a hue angle of 36.92°, a saturation of 17.03% and a lightness of 44.9%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #86775f is made of 0% cyan, 5.88% magenta, 15.3% yellow and 47.45% black ink.
| HEX | #86775f |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(134,119,95) |
| RGB Percentage | 39%, 34%, 27% |
| CMYK | 0, 5.88, 15.3, 47.45 |
| HSL | hsl(36.92,17.03%,44.9%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(36.92,29.1%,52.55%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.7902,1.8454,15.3378) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.4939,19.0882,13.5361) |