Gateway Grey is pale, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, warm magenta or warm cyan
| Inverse Color | #5f5f63 |
| Complementary Color | #9c9ca0 |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (60° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 61.96% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Gateway Grey Color. The Pine Crush color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Battle Harbor (#9c9c82) for more energetic effect. Try Meander as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#9c9ca0 is the best complementary color to Gateway Grey. Cool blue shades generally complement the warm yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a0a09c complementary color is Manatee, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Star Dust are #a09e9c and #9ea09c. Thus found on the left and right of #a0a09c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Dawn and Star Dust colors as they work well with Gateway Grey.
The split-complementary Gateway Grey palette consists of #9e9ca0 and #9c9ea0 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9c9ca0). Try Mountain Mist and Gray Chateau colors in combination with #a0a09c, 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 #a0a09c offers a combination of cool magenta and warm cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Gateway Grey. Thus Shady Lady and Edward giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Gateway Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Manatee, Pewter, and Shady Lady split by 90° on the color wheel. #a0a09c square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue 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. Gateway Grey tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#9c9ca0) and two others. The Edward 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 #9ca0a0 and #a09c9c.
In a RGB color space, hex #a0a09c is made of 34% red, 34% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Gateway Grey has a hue angle of 60°, a saturation of 2.06% and a lightness of 61.96%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a0a09c is made of 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.57% yellow and 37.25% black ink.
| HEX | #a0a09c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(160,160,156) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 34%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0, 0, 1.57, 37.25 |
| HSL | hsl(60,2.06%,61.96%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(60,2.5%,62.75%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.7607,-0.7514,2.0734) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.0688,35.0155,36.4682) |