Greige Color

#b0a999

Greige 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 #4f5666
Complementary Color #989fb0
Color Shade: orange (41.74° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 64.51% (better contrasting with white)
Greige Color Sample
Greige Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #b0a999

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Greige Color. The Young Colt color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Sandy Ridge (#a18e77) for more energetic effect. Try Grant Grey as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#989fb0 is the best complementary color to Greige. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b0a999 complementary color is Santas Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Napa are #b09d98 and #abb098. Thus found on the left and right of #b0a999 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Del Rio and Bud colors as they work well with Greige.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Greige palette consists of #9d98b0 and #98abb0 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#989fb0). Try Amethyst Smoke and Hit Gray colors in combination with #b0a999, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #b0a999 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 Greige. Thus Amethyst Smoke and Pewter giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Greige contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Santas Gray, Envy, and Shady Lady split by 90° on the color wheel. #b0a999 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Greige tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#989fb0) and two others. The Pewter is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Dusty Gray – 120° from the complementary Santas Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #98b0a9 and #b0989f.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #b0a999 is made of 35% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Greige has a hue angle of 41.74°, a saturation of 12.71% and a lightness of 64.51%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b0a999 is made of 0% cyan, 2.75% magenta, 9.02% yellow and 30.98% black ink.

HEX #b0a999
RGB Decimal rgb(176,169,153)
RGB Percentage 35%, 34%, 31%
CMYK 0, 2.75, 9.02, 30.98
HSL hsl(41.74,12.71%,64.51%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(41.74,13.07%,69.02%)
CIE-LAB lab(69.4025,-0.2822,9.1479)
XYZ xyz(37.8422,39.9059,35.8451)
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