Cray is soft, 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 | #4389c3 |
| Complementary Color | #3c81bc |
| Color Shade: | warm red (27.19° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 48.63% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Cray Color. The Victorian Crown color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Burnt Pumpkin (#ca955c) for more calm effect. Try Lion Mane as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#3c81bc is the best complementary color to Cray. 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 #bc763c complementary color is Boston Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Copper are #bc3c41 and #bcb63c. Thus found on the left and right of #bc763c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mojo and Earls Green colors as they work well with Cray.
The split-complementary Cray palette consists of #3c42bc and #3cbcb6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3c81bc). Try Governor Bay and Puerto Rico colors in combination with #bc763c, 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 #bc763c 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 Cray. Thus Studio and Ocean Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cray contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Boston Blue, Apple, and Amethyst split by 90° on the color wheel. #bc763c 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. Cray tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#3c81bc) and two others. The Ocean Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Medium Red Violet – 120° from the complementary Boston Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3cbc76 and #bc3c82.
In a RGB color space, hex #bc763c is made of 51% red, 32% green and 16% blue. In a HSL mode Cray has a hue angle of 27.19°, a saturation of 51.61% and a lightness of 48.63%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bc763c is made of 0% cyan, 27.46% magenta, 50.2% yellow and 26.27% black ink.
| HEX | #bc763c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(188,118,60) |
| RGB Percentage | 51%, 32%, 16% |
| CMYK | 0, 27.46, 50.2, 26.27 |
| HSL | hsl(27.19,51.61%,48.63%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(27.19,68.09%,73.73%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.0622,22.2106,42.5352) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.0331,23.9745,7.425) |