Escape Grey is pale, warm-toned shade of mid yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid blue, red magenta or mid cyan
| Inverse Color | #545360 |
| Complementary Color | #a09fac |
| Color Shade: | mid yellow (64.62° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 64.9% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Escape Grey Color. The French Pear 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 Bonsai Garden (#9e9e7c) for more energetic effect. Try Locust as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#a09fac is the best complementary color to Escape Grey. 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 #abac9f complementary color is Santas Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of orange, mid yellow, and yellow green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Delta are #aca69f and #a4ac9f. Thus found on the left and right of #abac9f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cloudy and Bud colors as they work well with Escape Grey.
The split-complementary Escape Grey palette consists of #a69fac and #9fa4ac colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a09fac). Try Amethyst Smoke and Gray Chateau colors in combination with #abac9f, 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 #abac9f 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 Escape Grey. Thus Shady Lady and Edward giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Escape Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Santas Gray, Edward, and Dusty Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #abac9f square combo is a palette of mid yellow, green cyan, mid blue and red magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Escape Grey tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#a09fac) and two others. The Edward is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Martini – 120° from the complementary Santas Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9fabac and #aca09f.
In a RGB color space, hex #abac9f is made of 34% red, 34% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Escape Grey has a hue angle of 64.62°, a saturation of 7.26% and a lightness of 64.9%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #abac9f is made of 0.39% cyan, 0% magenta, 5.1% yellow and 32.55% black ink.
| HEX | #abac9f |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(171,172,159) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 34%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0.39, 0, 5.1, 32.55 |
| HSL | hsl(64.62,7.26%,64.9%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(64.62,7.56%,67.45%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.9414,-2.7254,6.5557) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.8051,40.6662,38.6577) |