Lead 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 | #75869c |
| Complementary Color | #63748a |
| Color Shade: | orange (33.85° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 46.47% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Lead Grey Color. The Pottery Urn 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 Earthenware (#a89373) for more energetic effect. Try Burnt Terra as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#63748a is the best complementary color to Lead 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 #8a7963 complementary color is Slate Gray, 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 #8a6563 and #878a63. Thus found on the left and right of #8a7963 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Copper Rose and Avocado colors as they work well with Lead Grey.
The split-complementary Lead Grey palette consists of #65638a and #63878a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#63748a). Try Dolphin and Juniper colors in combination with #8a7963, 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 #8a7963 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 Lead Grey. Thus Rum and Viridian Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Lead Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Slate Gray, Glade Green, and Strikemaster split by 90° on the color wheel. #8a7963 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. Lead Grey tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#63748a) and two others. The Viridian Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Falcon – 120° from the complementary Slate Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #638a79 and #8a6373.
In a RGB color space, hex #8a7963 is made of 39% red, 34% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Lead Grey has a hue angle of 33.85°, a saturation of 16.46% and a lightness of 46.47%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8a7963 is made of 0% cyan, 6.67% magenta, 15.3% yellow and 45.88% black ink.
| HEX | #8a7963 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(138,121,99) |
| RGB Percentage | 39%, 34%, 28% |
| CMYK | 0, 6.67, 15.3, 45.88 |
| HSL | hsl(33.85,16.46%,46.47%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(33.85,28.26%,54.12%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.8133,2.9533,14.4841) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.5707,19.9789,14.6292) |