Grey Roads 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 | #3c3f44 |
| Complementary Color | #bbbdc3 |
| Color Shade: | orange (37.5° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 74.9% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Grey Roads Color. The Deer Run 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 Runelord Brass (#b6a89a) for more energetic effect. Try Shaggy Barked as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#bbbdc3 is the best complementary color to Grey Roads. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c3c0bb complementary color is French 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 Cloud are #c3bcbb and #c2c3bb. Thus found on the left and right of #c3c0bb on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Silver and Mist Gray colors as they work well with Grey Roads.
The split-complementary Grey Roads palette consists of #bcbbc3 and #bbc2c3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#bbbdc3). Try French Gray and Silver Sand colors in combination with #c3c0bb, 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 #c3c0bb 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 Grey Roads. Thus Chatelle and Powder Ash giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Grey Roads contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary French Gray, Pumice, and Pale Slate split by 90° on the color wheel. #c3c0bb 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. Grey Roads tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#bbbdc3) and two others. The Powder Ash is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pale Slate – 120° from the complementary French Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #bbc3c0 and #c3bbbe.
In a RGB color space, hex #c3c0bb is made of 34% red, 33% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Grey Roads has a hue angle of 37.5°, a saturation of 6.25% and a lightness of 74.9%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c3c0bb is made of 0% cyan, 1.18% magenta, 3.14% yellow and 23.53% black ink.
| HEX | #c3c0bb |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(195,192,187) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 33%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0, 1.18, 3.14, 23.53 |
| HSL | hsl(37.5,6.25%,74.9%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(37.5,4.1%,76.47%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.8096,0.1483,2.8758) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.325,52.8892,54.5699) |