Heavy Warm 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 | #424c58 |
| Complementary Color | #a6b1bd |
| Color Shade: | orange (32.73° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 69.8% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Heavy Warm Grey Color. The Karma 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 Chic Taupe (#aa9788) for more energetic effect. Try Quicksand as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#a6b1bd is the best complementary color to Heavy Warm 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 #bdb3a7 complementary color is Gull Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Silk are #bda7a6 and #bcbda6. Thus found on the left and right of #bdb3a7 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Thatch and Eagle colors as they work well with Heavy Warm Grey.
The split-complementary Heavy Warm Grey palette consists of #a7a6bd and #a6bcbd colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a6b1bd). Try Spun Pearl and Tower Gray colors in combination with #bdb3a7, 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 #bdb3a7 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 Heavy Warm Grey. Thus Chatelle and Summer Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Heavy Warm Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Gull Gray, Norway, and Lily split by 90° on the color wheel. #bdb3a7 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Heavy Warm Grey tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#a6b1bd) and two others. The Summer Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lily – 120° from the complementary Gull Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a6bdb3 and #bda6b1.
In a RGB color space, hex #bdb3a7 is made of 35% red, 33% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Heavy Warm Grey has a hue angle of 32.73°, a saturation of 14.29% and a lightness of 69.8%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bdb3a7 is made of 0% cyan, 3.92% magenta, 8.63% yellow and 25.88% black ink.
| HEX | #bdb3a7 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(189,179,167) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 33%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 3.92, 8.63, 25.88 |
| HSL | hsl(32.73,14.29%,69.8%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(32.73,11.64%,74.12%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.4475,1.4786,7.3878) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.0814,45.849,43.0856) |