Amazing 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 | #414a56 |
| Complementary Color | #a9b1bd |
| Color Shade: | orange (34.29° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 70.39% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Amazing Grey Color. The Threshold Taupe 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 Porcelain Figurines (#a9998c) for more energetic effect. Try Weathered Wood as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#a9b1bd is the best complementary color to Amazing 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 #beb5a9 complementary color is Cadet Blue, 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 #bdaaa9 and #bcbda9. Thus found on the left and right of #beb5a9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Silk and Eagle colors as they work well with Amazing Grey.
The split-complementary Amazing Grey palette consists of #aaa9bd and #a9bcbd colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a9b1bd). Try Spun Pearl and Tower Gray colors in combination with #beb5a9, 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 #beb5a9 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 Amazing Grey. Thus Chatelle and Tower Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Amazing Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cadet Blue, Norway, and Lily split by 90° on the color wheel. #beb5a9 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. Amazing Grey tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#a9b1bd) and two others. The Tower Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pink Swan – 120° from the complementary Cadet Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a9bdb4 and #bda9b1.
In a RGB color space, hex #beb5a9 is made of 35% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Amazing Grey has a hue angle of 34.29°, a saturation of 13.91% and a lightness of 70.39%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #beb5a9 is made of 0% cyan, 3.53% magenta, 8.24% yellow and 25.49% black ink.
| HEX | #beb5a9 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(190,181,169) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 34%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 3.53, 8.24, 25.49 |
| HSL | hsl(34.29,13.91%,70.39%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(34.29,11.05%,74.51%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.0998,1.1071,7.2424) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.9205,46.8595,44.2133) |