Flint Grey is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, cool magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #5f6367 |
| Complementary Color | #989ba0 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (30° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 61.18% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Flint Grey Color. The Country Club 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 Bedbox (#968775) for more energetic effect. Try Deer God as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#989ba0 is the best complementary color to Flint 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 #a09c98 complementary color is Manatee, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Dawn are #a09898 and #a0a098. Thus found on the left and right of #a09c98 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Dusty Gray and Delta colors as they work well with Flint Grey.
The split-complementary Flint Grey palette consists of #9898a0 and #98a0a0 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#989ba0). Try Manatee and Pewter colors in combination with #a09c98, 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 #a09c98 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 Flint Grey. Thus Mountain Mist and Pewter giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Flint Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Manatee, Mantle, and Shady Lady split by 90° on the color wheel. #a09c98 square combo is a palette of orange, warm green, blue cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Flint Grey tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#989ba0) and two others. The Pewter is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Dusty Gray – 120° from the complementary Manatee. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #98a09c and #a0989b.
In a RGB color space, hex #a09c98 is made of 34% red, 33% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Flint Grey has a hue angle of 30°, a saturation of 4.04% and a lightness of 61.18%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a09c98 is made of 0% cyan, 1.57% magenta, 3.14% yellow and 37.25% black ink.
| HEX | #a09c98 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(160,156,152) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 33%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 1.57, 3.14, 37.25 |
| HSL | hsl(30,4.04%,61.18%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(30,5%,62.75%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.5778,0.71,2.5975) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.0532,33.5175,34.4859) |