Thistle 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 | #3f4957 |
| Complementary Color | #a7b2c0 |
| Color Shade: | orange (35° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 70.59% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Thistle 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 Threshold Taupe (#ac9a8a) for more energetic effect. Try Weathered Wood as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#a7b2c0 is the best complementary color to Thistle 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 #c0b6a8 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 Malta are #c0aaa7 and #bdc0a7. Thus found on the left and right of #c0b6a8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Silk and Eagle colors as they work well with Thistle Grey.
The split-complementary Thistle Grey palette consists of #a9a7c0 and #a7bec0 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a7b2c0). Try Cadet Blue and Tower Gray colors in combination with #c0b6a8, 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 #c0b6a8 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 Thistle Grey. Thus London Hue and Opal giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Thistle Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cadet Blue, Spring Rain, and Lily split by 90° on the color wheel. #c0b6a8 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. Thistle Grey tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#a7b2c0) and two others. The Opal is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lily – 120° from the complementary Cadet Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a7c0b6 and #c0a7b1.
In a RGB color space, hex #c0b6a8 is made of 35% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Thistle Grey has a hue angle of 35°, a saturation of 16% and a lightness of 70.59%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c0b6a8 is made of 0% cyan, 3.92% magenta, 9.41% yellow and 24.71% black ink.
| HEX | #c0b6a8 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(192,182,168) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 34%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 3.92, 9.41, 24.71 |
| HSL | hsl(35,16%,70.59%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(35,12.5%,75.29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.5018,1.1395,8.3847) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.5341,47.4895,43.8123) |