Elephant Grey Color

#95918c

Elephant Grey is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, cool magenta or green cyan

Inverse Color #6a6e73
Complementary Color #8c9094
Color Shade: orange (33.33° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 56.67% (better contrasting with white)
Elephant Grey Color Sample
Elephant Grey Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #95918c

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Elephant Grey Color. The Taupe Beige color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Mocha Magic (#88796d) for more energetic effect. Try Inca Temple as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#8c9094 is the best complementary color to Elephant 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 #95918c complementary color is Oslo Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Natural Gray are #948c8c and #94948c. Thus found on the left and right of #95918c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Hurricane and Lemon Grass colors as they work well with Elephant Grey.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Elephant Grey palette consists of #8c8c94 and #8c9494 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8c9094). Try Manatee and Oslo Gray colors in combination with #95918c, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #95918c 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 Grey. Thus Mountain Mist and Mantle giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Elephant Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Oslo Gray, Stack, and Venus split by 90° on the color wheel. #95918c square combo is a palette of orange, warm green, blue cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Elephant Grey tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#8c9094) and two others. The Mantle 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 #8c9491 and #948c90.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #95918c is made of 34% red, 33% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Elephant Grey has a hue angle of 33.33°, a saturation of 4.07% and a lightness of 56.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #95918c is made of 0% cyan, 1.57% magenta, 3.53% yellow and 41.57% black ink.

HEX #95918c
RGB Decimal rgb(149,145,140)
RGB Percentage 34%, 33%, 32%
CMYK 0, 1.57, 3.53, 41.57
HSL hsl(33.33,4.07%,56.67%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(33.33,6.04%,58.43%)
CIE-LAB lab(60.368,0.5369,3.164)
XYZ xyz(27.2534,28.5338,28.8821)
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