Sail 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 | #35455b |
| Complementary Color | #a4b4ca |
| Color Shade: | orange (34.74° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 71.76% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Sail Grey Color. The Rogue Cowboy 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 soft alternative called Rich Taupe (#b39c89) for more calm effect. Try Meringue Tips as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#a4b4ca is the best complementary color to Sail 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 #cabaa4 complementary color is Casper, 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 Coral Reef are #caa7a4 and #c7caa4. Thus found on the left and right of #cabaa4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Clam Shell and Thistle Green colors as they work well with Sail Grey.
The split-complementary Sail Grey palette consists of #a7a4ca and #a4c7ca colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a4b4ca). Try Logan and Jungle Mist colors in combination with #cabaa4, 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 #cabaa4 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 Sail Grey. Thus London Hue and Shadow Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Sail Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Casper, Spring Rain, and Lilac split by 90° on the color wheel. #cabaa4 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. Sail Grey tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#a4b4ca) and two others. The Shadow Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lily – 120° from the complementary Casper. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a4caba and #caa4b4.
In a RGB color space, hex #cabaa4 is made of 37% red, 34% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Sail Grey has a hue angle of 34.74°, a saturation of 26.39% and a lightness of 71.76%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cabaa4 is made of 0% cyan, 6.28% magenta, 14.91% yellow and 20.78% black ink.
| HEX | #cabaa4 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(202,186,164) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 34%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 6.28, 14.91, 20.78 |
| HSL | hsl(34.74,26.39%,71.76%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(34.74,18.81%,79.22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.2865,2.0842,13.2046) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.6169,50.3547,42.279) |