Falcon Grey is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green
| Inverse Color | #767778 |
| Complementary Color | #878889 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (30° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 53.33% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Falcon Grey Color. The Hulett Ore color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Hammered Pewter (#7e7567) for more energetic effect. Try Flipper as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#878889 is the best complementary color to Falcon Grey. Cool cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #898887 complementary color is Oslo Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Natural Gray are #898787 and #898987. Thus found on the left and right of #898887 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Gray and Natural Gray colors as they work well with Falcon Grey.
The split-complementary Falcon Grey palette consists of #878789 and #878989 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#878889). Try Jumbo and Gunsmoke colors in combination with #898887, 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 #898887 offers a combination of warm blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Falcon Grey. Thus Mountain Mist and Gunsmoke giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Falcon Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Oslo Gray, Stack, and Monsoon split by 90° on the color wheel. #898887 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Falcon Grey tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#878889) and two others. The Gunsmoke is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Suva Gray – 120° from the complementary Oslo Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #878988 and #898788.
In a RGB color space, hex #898887 is made of 34% red, 33% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Falcon Grey has a hue angle of 30°, a saturation of 0.84% and a lightness of 53.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #898887 is made of 0% cyan, 0.4% magenta, 0.79% yellow and 46.27% black ink.
| HEX | #898887 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(137,136,135) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 33%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0, 0.4, 0.79, 46.27 |
| HSL | hsl(30,0.84%,53.33%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(30,1.46%,53.73%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.7583,0.1787,0.6596) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.4939,24.676,26.4463) |