Elephant Skin 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 | #70767d |
| Complementary Color | #82888f |
| Color Shade: | orange (32.31° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 53.53% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Elephant Skin Color. The Kindling color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Smoked Tan (#aea494) for more energetic effect. Try Roadside as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#82888f is the best complementary color to Elephant Skin. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #8f8982 complementary color is Oslo 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 Natural Gray are #8f8282 and #8e8f82. Thus found on the left and right of #8f8982 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Hurricane and Bitter colors as they work well with Elephant Skin.
The split-complementary Elephant Skin palette consists of #82828f and #828e8f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#82888f). Try Waterloo and Oslo Gray colors in combination with #8f8982, 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 #8f8982 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 Elephant Skin. Thus Mamba and Gunsmoke giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Elephant Skin contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Oslo Gray, Stack, and Venus split by 90° on the color wheel. #8f8982 square combo is a palette of orange, warm 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. Elephant Skin tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#82888f) and two others. The Gunsmoke is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Venus – 120° from the complementary Oslo Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #828f89 and #8f8287.
In a RGB color space, hex #8f8982 is made of 35% red, 33% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Elephant Skin has a hue angle of 32.31°, a saturation of 5.49% and a lightness of 53.53%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8f8982 is made of 0% cyan, 2.35% magenta, 5.1% yellow and 43.92% black ink.
| HEX | #8f8982 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(143,137,130) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 33%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 2.35, 5.1, 43.92 |
| HSL | hsl(32.31,5.49%,53.53%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(32.31,9.09%,56.08%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.4078,0.9394,4.5397) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.3026,25.3427,24.7298) |