Saturn Grey Color

#b8b19f

Saturn 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 #474e60
Complementary Color #9fa6b8
Color Shade: orange (43.2° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 67.25% (better contrasting with white)
Saturn Grey Color Sample
Saturn Grey Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #b8b19f

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Saturn Grey Color. The Bronco 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 York Beige (#aa987f) for more energetic effect. Try Barnwood Grey as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#9fa6b8 is the best complementary color to Saturn 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 #b8b19f 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 Nomad are #b8a49f and #b2b89f. Thus found on the left and right of #b8b19f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Thatch and Eagle colors as they work well with Saturn Grey.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Saturn Grey palette consists of #a49fb8 and #9fb2b8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9fa6b8). Try Amethyst Smoke and Gull Gray colors in combination with #b8b19f, 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 #b8b19f 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 Saturn Grey. Thus Amethyst Smoke and Summer Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Saturn Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Gull Gray, Summer Green, and Lily split by 90° on the color wheel. #b8b19f 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. Saturn Grey tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#9fa6b8) 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 #9fb8b1 and #b89fa6.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #b8b19f is made of 35% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Saturn Grey has a hue angle of 43.2°, a saturation of 14.97% and a lightness of 67.25%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b8b19f is made of 0% cyan, 2.75% magenta, 9.81% yellow and 27.84% black ink.

HEX #b8b19f
RGB Decimal rgb(184,177,159)
RGB Percentage 35%, 34%, 31%
CMYK 0, 2.75, 9.81, 27.84
HSL hsl(43.2,14.97%,67.25%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(43.2,13.59%,72.16%)
CIE-LAB lab(72.3205,-0.6192,10.0953)
XYZ xyz(41.7473,44.1378,39.12)
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