Downtown Grey is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, warm magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #52555d |
| Complementary Color | #a2a5ad |
| Color Shade: | orange (43.64° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 65.69% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Downtown Grey Color. The Union Springs 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 Livingston (#a39880) for more energetic effect. Try Pebble as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#a2a5ad is the best complementary color to Downtown 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 #adaaa2 complementary color is Aluminium, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Dawn are #ada4a2 and #aaada2. Thus found on the left and right of #adaaa2 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Martini and Bud colors as they work well with Downtown Grey.
The split-complementary Downtown Grey palette consists of #a4a2ad and #a2aaad colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a2a5ad). Try Santas Gray and Gray Chateau colors in combination with #adaaa2, 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 #adaaa2 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 Downtown Grey. Thus Amethyst Smoke and Edward giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Downtown Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Aluminium, Pewter, and Shady Lady split by 90° on the color wheel. #adaaa2 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan 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. Downtown Grey tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#a2a5ad) and two others. The Edward is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Dusty Gray – 120° from the complementary Aluminium. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a2adaa and #ada2a5.
In a RGB color space, hex #adaaa2 is made of 34% red, 34% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Downtown Grey has a hue angle of 43.64°, a saturation of 6.29% and a lightness of 65.69%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #adaaa2 is made of 0% cyan, 1.17% magenta, 4.31% yellow and 32.16% black ink.
| HEX | #adaaa2 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(173,170,162) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 34%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 1.17, 4.31, 32.16 |
| HSL | hsl(43.64,6.29%,65.69%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(43.64,6.36%,67.84%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.6418,-0.384,4.4899) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.1299,40.2423,39.9403) |