Ellie 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 | #55565b |
| Complementary Color | #a4a5aa |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (50° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 65.49% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Ellie Grey Color. The Calico Rock color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Orestes (#9e9b85) for more energetic effect. Try Knock On Wood as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#a4a5aa is the best complementary color to Ellie 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 #aaa9a4 complementary color is Aluminium, 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 Delta are #aaa6a4 and #a8aaa4. Thus found on the left and right of #aaa9a4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cloudy and Delta colors as they work well with Ellie Grey.
The split-complementary Ellie Grey palette consists of #a6a4aa and #a4a8aa colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a4a5aa). Try Santas Gray and Gray Chateau colors in combination with #aaa9a4, 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 #aaa9a4 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 Ellie Grey. Thus Mountain Mist and Edward giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Ellie Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Aluminium, Edward, and Shady Lady split by 90° on the color wheel. #aaa9a4 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. Ellie Grey tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#a4a5aa) and two others. The Edward is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Silver Chalice – 120° from the complementary Aluminium. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a4aaa9 and #aaa4a5.
In a RGB color space, hex #aaa9a4 is made of 34% red, 34% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Ellie Grey has a hue angle of 50°, a saturation of 3.41% and a lightness of 65.49%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #aaa9a4 is made of 0% cyan, 0.4% magenta, 2.36% yellow and 33.33% black ink.
| HEX | #aaa9a4 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(170,169,164) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 34%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0, 0.4, 2.36, 33.33 |
| HSL | hsl(50,3.41%,65.49%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(50,3.53%,66.67%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.1853,-0.5681,2.6932) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.4664,39.6023,40.7913) |