Classic French 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 | #77787d |
| Complementary Color | #818288 |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (50° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 52.16% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Classic French Grey Color. The Wooster Smoke color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Orestes (#9e9b85) for more energetic effect. Try Downing Stone as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#818288 is the best complementary color to Classic French 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 #888782 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 Natural Gray are #888381 and #858881. Thus found on the left and right of #888782 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Schooner and Bitter colors as they work well with Classic French Grey.
The split-complementary Classic French Grey palette consists of #838188 and #818588 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#818288). Try Jumbo and Oslo Gray colors in combination with #888782, 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 #888782 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 Classic French Grey. Thus Mamba and Gunsmoke giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Classic French Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Jumbo, Stack, and Suva Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #888782 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. Classic French Grey tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#818288) 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 #818887 and #888182.
In a RGB color space, hex #888782 is made of 34% red, 34% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Classic French Grey has a hue angle of 50°, a saturation of 2.46% and a lightness of 52.16%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #888782 is made of 0% cyan, 0.39% magenta, 2.35% yellow and 46.67% black ink.
| HEX | #888782 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(136,135,130) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 34%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 0.39, 2.35, 46.67 |
| HSL | hsl(50,2.46%,52.16%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(50,4.41%,53.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.2615,-0.5884,2.8087) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.8466,24.1739,24.581) |