Stone Grey Color

#9f9484

Stone 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 #606b7b
Complementary Color #848f9e
Color Shade: orange (35.56° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 57.06% (better contrasting with white)
Stone Grey Color Sample
Stone Grey Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #9f9484

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Stone Grey Color. The Ricochet color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Caffeine (#8a796a) for more energetic effect. Try Dusty Canyon as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#848f9e is the best complementary color to Stone 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 #9f9484 complementary color is Regent Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Pale Oyster are #9e8684 and #9c9e84. Thus found on the left and right of #9f9484 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pharlap and Sage colors as they work well with Stone Grey.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Stone Grey palette consists of #86849e and #849c9e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#848f9e). Try Manatee and Granny Smith colors in combination with #9f9484, 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 #9f9484 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 Stone Grey. Thus Mamba and Mantle giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Stone Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Regent Gray, Spanish Green, and Mountbatten Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #9f9484 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid 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. Stone Grey tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#848f9e) and two others. The Mantle is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mountbatten Pink – 120° from the complementary Regent Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #849e93 and #9e848f.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #9f9484 is made of 36% red, 34% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Stone Grey has a hue angle of 35.56°, a saturation of 12.33% and a lightness of 57.06%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9f9484 is made of 0% cyan, 4.31% magenta, 10.59% yellow and 37.65% black ink.

HEX #9f9484
RGB Decimal rgb(159,148,132)
RGB Percentage 36%, 34%, 30%
CMYK 0, 4.31, 10.59, 37.65
HSL hsl(35.56,12.33%,57.06%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(35.56,16.98%,62.35%)
CIE-LAB lab(61.8407,1.291,9.9204)
XYZ xyz(29.0528,30.2167,26.1309)
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