Flannel 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 | #515253 |
| Complementary Color | #acadae |
| Color Shade: | warm red (30° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 67.84% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Flannel Grey Color. The Mud Puddle 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 Rock Slide (#a1968c) for more energetic effect. Try Grey By Me as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#acadae is the best complementary color to Flannel 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 #aeadac complementary color is Bombay, 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 Cloudy are #aeacac and #aeaeac. Thus found on the left and right of #aeadac on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Silver Chalice and Delta colors as they work well with Flannel Grey.
The split-complementary Flannel Grey palette consists of #acacae and #acaeae colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#acadae). Try Bombay and Edward colors in combination with #aeadac, 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 #aeadac 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 Flannel Grey. Thus Spun Pearl and Edward giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Flannel Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bombay, Edward, and Shady Lady split by 90° on the color wheel. #aeadac 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. Flannel Grey tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#acadae) and two others. The Edward is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Shady Lady – 120° from the complementary Bombay. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #acaead and #aeacad.
In a RGB color space, hex #aeadac is made of 34% red, 33% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Flannel Grey has a hue angle of 30°, a saturation of 1.22% and a lightness of 67.84%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #aeadac is made of 0% cyan, 0.4% magenta, 0.79% yellow and 31.76% black ink.
| HEX | #aeadac |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(174,173,172) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 33%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0, 0.4, 0.79, 31.76 |
| HSL | hsl(30,1.22%,67.84%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(30,1.15%,68.24%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.7773,0.1713,0.6295) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.8455,41.8644,45.0103) |