Brown 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 | #727b97 |
| Complementary Color | #68708d |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (45.41° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 48.04% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Brown Grey Color. The Crocodile color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Pablo (#776f61) for more calm effect. Try Dusky Green as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#68708d is the best complementary color to Brown 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 #8d8468 complementary color is Storm Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Clay Creek are #8d7168 and #838d68. Thus found on the left and right of #8d8468 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Sand Dune and Avocado colors as they work well with Brown Grey.
The split-complementary Brown Grey palette consists of #71688d and #68838d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#68708d). Try Rum and Slate Gray colors in combination with #8d8468, 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 #8d8468 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 Brown Grey. Thus Rum and Juniper giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Brown Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Storm Gray, Viridian Green, and Strikemaster split by 90° on the color wheel. #8d8468 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, mid 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. Brown Grey tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#68708d) and two others. The Juniper is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Opium – 120° from the complementary Storm Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #688d84 and #8d6870.
In a RGB color space, hex #8d8468 is made of 37% red, 35% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Brown Grey has a hue angle of 45.41°, a saturation of 15.1% and a lightness of 48.04%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8d8468 is made of 0% cyan, 3.53% magenta, 14.51% yellow and 44.71% black ink.
| HEX | #8d8468 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(141,132,104) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 35%, 28% |
| CMYK | 0, 3.53, 14.51, 44.71 |
| HSL | hsl(45.41,15.1%,48.04%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(45.41,26.24%,55.29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.2416,-1.3209,16.3697) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.7345,23.1647,16.4224) |