Grey Flanks 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 | #5d6670 |
| Complementary Color | #8f98a2 |
| Color Shade: | orange (31.58° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 59.8% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Grey Flanks Color. The Empire Ranch 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 Renwick Olive (#97896a) for more energetic effect. Try Baneblade Brown as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#8f98a2 is the best complementary color to Grey Flanks. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a2998f complementary color is Regent Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Zorba are #a28f8f and #a1a28f. Thus found on the left and right of #a2998f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Dusty Gray and Lemon Grass colors as they work well with Grey Flanks.
The split-complementary Grey Flanks palette consists of #8f8fa2 and #8fa1a2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8f98a2). Try Manatee and Granny Smith colors in combination with #a2998f, 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 #a2998f 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 Grey Flanks. Thus Mountain Mist and Pewter giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Grey Flanks contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Regent Gray, Envy, and Venus split by 90° on the color wheel. #a2998f square combo is a palette of orange, warm green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Grey Flanks tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#8f98a2) and two others. The Pewter is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Dusty Gray – 120° from the complementary Regent Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8fa299 and #a28f98.
In a RGB color space, hex #a2998f is made of 35% red, 33% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Grey Flanks has a hue angle of 31.58°, a saturation of 9.27% and a lightness of 59.8%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a2998f is made of 0% cyan, 3.53% magenta, 7.45% yellow and 36.47% black ink.
| HEX | #a2998f |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(162,153,143) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 33%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 3.53, 7.45, 36.47 |
| HSL | hsl(31.58,9.27%,59.8%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(31.58,11.73%,63.53%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.7106,1.5142,6.4248) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.2494,32.447,30.6025) |