Dorian Grey 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 | #535861 |
| Complementary Color | #9ea3ac |
| Color Shade: | orange (38.57° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 64.71% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Dorian Grey Color. The Chinchilla 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 Zinc Blend (#a3907e) for more energetic effect. Try Lye as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#9ea3ac is the best complementary color to Dorian Grey. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #aca79e complementary color is Gray Chateau, 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 Cloudy are #aca09e and #aaac9e. Thus found on the left and right of #aca79e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Martini and Bud colors as they work well with Dorian Grey.
The split-complementary Dorian Grey palette consists of #a09eac and #9eaaac colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9ea3ac). Try Santas Gray and Edward colors in combination with #aca79e, 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 #aca79e 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 Dorian Grey. Thus Amethyst Smoke and Edward giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Dorian Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Gray Chateau, Pewter, and Shady Lady split by 90° on the color wheel. #aca79e square combo is a palette of orange, mid 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. Dorian Grey tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#9ea3ac) and two others. The Edward is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Dusty Gray – 120° from the complementary Gray Chateau. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9eaca7 and #ac9ea3.
In a RGB color space, hex #aca79e is made of 35% red, 34% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Dorian Grey has a hue angle of 38.57°, a saturation of 7.78% and a lightness of 64.71%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #aca79e is made of 0% cyan, 1.96% magenta, 5.49% yellow and 32.55% black ink.
| HEX | #aca79e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(172,167,158) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 34%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 1.96, 5.49, 32.55 |
| HSL | hsl(38.57,7.78%,64.71%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(38.57,8.14%,67.45%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.6619,0.1724,5.2792) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.0035,38.8767,37.9014) |