Flax Fibre Grey Color

#b7a99a

Flax Fibre 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 #485665
Complementary Color #9aa7b7
Color Shade: orange (31.03° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 66.08% (better contrasting with white)
Flax Fibre Grey Color Sample
Flax Fibre Grey Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #b7a99a

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Flax Fibre Grey Color. The Cocoloco 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 Cozy Cocoa (#aa8f7d) for more energetic effect. Try Cloud as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#9aa7b7 is the best complementary color to Flax Fibre 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 #b7a99a complementary color is Gull 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 Malta are #b79a9a and #b6b79a. Thus found on the left and right of #b7a99a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Thatch and Taupe Gray colors as they work well with Flax Fibre Grey.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Flax Fibre Grey palette consists of #9a9ab7 and #9ab6b7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9aa7b7). Try Santas Gray and Tower Gray colors in combination with #b7a99a, 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 #b7a99a 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 Flax Fibre Grey. Thus Amethyst Smoke and Summer Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Flax Fibre Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Gull Gray, Norway, and Lily split by 90° on the color wheel. #b7a99a square combo is a palette of orange, warm 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. Flax Fibre Grey tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#9aa7b7) and two others. The Summer Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Thatch – 120° from the complementary Gull Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9ab7a9 and #b79aa7.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #b7a99a is made of 36% red, 33% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Flax Fibre Grey has a hue angle of 31.03°, a saturation of 16.76% and a lightness of 66.08%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b7a99a is made of 0% cyan, 5.49% magenta, 11.37% yellow and 28.24% black ink.

HEX #b7a99a
RGB Decimal rgb(183,169,154)
RGB Percentage 36%, 33%, 30%
CMYK 0, 5.49, 11.37, 28.24
HSL hsl(31.03,16.76%,66.08%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(31.03,15.85%,71.76%)
CIE-LAB lab(70.0189,2.5101,9.5552)
XYZ xyz(39.5491,40.7763,36.358)
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