Gettysburg 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 | #383e48 |
| Complementary Color | #b7bdc7 |
| 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 Gettysburg Grey Color. The Notorious 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 El Capitan (#b7a696) for more energetic effect. Try Utterly Beige as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#b7bdc7 is the best complementary color to Gettysburg 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 #c7c1b7 complementary color is Loblolly, 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 Ash are #c7b9b7 and #c5c7b7. Thus found on the left and right of #c7c1b7 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Silver Rust and Kangaroo colors as they work well with Gettysburg Grey.
The split-complementary Gettysburg Grey palette consists of #b9b7c7 and #b7c5c7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b7bdc7). Try Gray Suit and Submarine colors in combination with #c7c1b7, 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 #c7c1b7 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 Gettysburg Grey. Thus Chatelle and Powder Ash giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Gettysburg Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Loblolly, Powder Ash, and Lily split by 90° on the color wheel. #c7c1b7 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. Gettysburg Grey tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#b7bdc7) and two others. The Powder Ash is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pink Swan – 120° from the complementary Loblolly. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b7c7c1 and #c7b7bc.
In a RGB color space, hex #c7c1b7 is made of 35% red, 34% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Gettysburg Grey has a hue angle of 37.5°, a saturation of 12.5% and a lightness of 74.9%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c7c1b7 is made of 0% cyan, 2.35% magenta, 6.28% yellow and 21.96% black ink.
| HEX | #c7c1b7 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(199,193,183) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 34%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 2.35, 6.28, 21.96 |
| HSL | hsl(37.5,12.5%,74.9%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(37.5,8.04%,78.04%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.287,0.3428,5.7654) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.1704,53.7009,52.4681) |