Earl Grey is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green
| Inverse Color | #596875 |
| Complementary Color | #8a99a6 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (27.86° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 59.61% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Earl Grey Color. The Hopsack color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Portabella (#937b6a) for more energetic effect. Try Home Sweet Home as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#8a99a6 is the best complementary color to Earl Grey. Cool cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a6978a complementary color is Regent Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Zorba are #a68a8a and #a6a58a. Thus found on the left and right of #a6978a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pharlap and Tallow colors as they work well with Earl Grey.
The split-complementary Earl Grey palette consists of #8a8ba6 and #8aa6a5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8a99a6). Try Manatee and Cascade colors in combination with #a6978a, 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 #a6978a offers a combination of warm blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Earl Grey. Thus Amethyst Smoke and Envy giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Earl Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Regent Gray, Envy, and Amethyst Smoke split by 90° on the color wheel. #a6978a square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool 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. Earl Grey tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#8a99a6) and two others. The Envy 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 #8aa697 and #a68a98.
In a RGB color space, hex #a6978a is made of 36% red, 33% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Earl Grey has a hue angle of 27.86°, a saturation of 13.59% and a lightness of 59.61%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a6978a is made of 0% cyan, 5.88% magenta, 10.98% yellow and 34.9% black ink.
| HEX | #a6978a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(166,151,138) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 33%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 5.88, 10.98, 34.9 |
| HSL | hsl(27.86,13.59%,59.61%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(27.86,16.87%,65.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.405,3.3113,8.8469) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.3799,32.0752,28.582) |