Great Graphite is pale, warm-toned shade of mid yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid blue, cool red or mid cyan
| Inverse Color | #5a595e |
| Complementary Color | #a2a1a5 |
| Color Shade: | mid yellow (72° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 64.12% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Great Graphite Color. The Eyre color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Green Onyx (#989a82) for more energetic effect. Try Leek Green as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#a2a1a5 is the best complementary color to Great Graphite. Mid blue shades generally complement the mid yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a5a6a1 complementary color is Santas Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm yellow, mid yellow, and warm green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Delta are #a5a4a1 and #a2a5a1. Thus found on the left and right of #a5a6a1 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Delta and Bud colors as they work well with Great Graphite.
The split-complementary Great Graphite palette consists of #a4a1a5 and #a1a2a5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a2a1a5). Try Mountain Mist and Aluminium colors in combination with #a5a6a1, 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 #a5a6a1 offers a combination of mid magenta and mid cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Great Graphite. Thus Shady Lady and Gray Chateau giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Great Graphite contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Santas Gray, Edward, and Silver Chalice split by 90° on the color wheel. #a5a6a1 square combo is a palette of mid yellow, warm cyan, mid blue and cool red shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Great Graphite tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#a2a1a5) and two others. The Gray Chateau is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cloudy – 120° from the complementary Santas Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a1a4a5 and #a5a2a1.
In a RGB color space, hex #a5a6a1 is made of 34% red, 34% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Great Graphite has a hue angle of 72°, a saturation of 2.73% and a lightness of 64.12%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a5a6a1 is made of 0.39% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.96% yellow and 34.9% black ink.
| HEX | #a5a6a1 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(165,166,161) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 34%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0.39, 0, 1.96, 34.9 |
| HSL | hsl(72,2.73%,64.12%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(72,3.01%,65.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.9062,-1.2923,2.4512) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.5863,37.845,39.1474) |