Voysey Grey is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, warm magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #656c80 |
| Complementary Color | #7f869a |
| Color Shade: | orange (44.44° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 55.1% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Voysey Grey Color. The Actor's Star color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Flood Mud (#877966) for more energetic effect. Try Solitary Slate as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#7f869a is the best complementary color to Voysey 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 #9a937f complementary color is Waterloo , as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Pale Oyster are #9a857f and #939a7f. Thus found on the left and right of #9a937f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Hemp and Sage colors as they work well with Voysey Grey.
The split-complementary Voysey Grey palette consists of #857f9a and #7f939a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7f869a). Try Waterloo and Regent Gray colors in combination with #9a937f, 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 #9a937f 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 Voysey Grey. Thus Mamba and Granny Smith giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Voysey Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Waterloo , Spanish Green, and Mountbatten Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #9a937f square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan 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. Voysey Grey tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#7f869a) and two others. The Granny Smith is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bazaar – 120° from the complementary Waterloo . This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7f9a93 and #9a7f86.
In a RGB color space, hex #9a937f is made of 36% red, 34% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Voysey Grey has a hue angle of 44.44°, a saturation of 11.79% and a lightness of 55.1%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9a937f is made of 0% cyan, 2.74% magenta, 10.59% yellow and 39.61% black ink.
| HEX | #9a937f |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(154,147,127) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 34%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 2.74, 10.59, 39.61 |
| HSL | hsl(44.44,11.79%,55.1%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(44.44,17.53%,60.39%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.019,-0.9139,11.5201) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.5909,29.2698,24.2741) |