Grey Porcelain Color

#86837a

Grey Porcelain is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or warm cyan

Inverse Color #797c85
Complementary Color #797d86
Color Shade: orange (45° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 50.2% (better contrasting with white)
Grey Porcelain Color Sample
Grey Porcelain Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #86837a

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Grey Porcelain Color. The Sacred Vortex 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 Orestes (#9e9b85) for more energetic effect. Try Mined Coal as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#797d86 is the best complementary color to Grey Porcelain. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #86837a complementary color is Raven, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

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 #867c79 and #838679. Thus found on the left and right of #86837a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Hurricane and Bitter colors as they work well with Grey Porcelain.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Grey Porcelain palette consists of #7c7986 and #798386 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#797d86). Try Topaz and Rolling Stone colors in combination with #86837a, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #86837a offers a combination of violet and warm cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Grey Porcelain. Thus Mobster and Blue Smoke giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Grey Porcelain contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Raven, Xanadu, and Suva Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #86837a square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Grey Porcelain tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#797d86) and two others. The Blue Smoke is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Empress – 120° from the complementary Raven. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #798683 and #86797d.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #86837a is made of 35% red, 34% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Grey Porcelain has a hue angle of 45°, a saturation of 4.72% and a lightness of 50.2%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #86837a is made of 0% cyan, 1.18% magenta, 4.71% yellow and 47.45% black ink.

HEX #86837a
RGB Decimal rgb(134,131,122)
RGB Percentage 35%, 34%, 32%
CMYK 0, 1.18, 4.71, 47.45
HSL hsl(45,4.72%,50.2%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(45,8.96%,52.55%)
CIE-LAB lab(54.7683,-0.5701,5.2556)
XYZ xyz(21.4607,22.7061,21.664)
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