Grey Cloth Color

#ccc9c5

Grey Cloth is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan

Inverse Color #33363a
Complementary Color #c5c8cc
Color Shade: orange (34.29° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 78.63% (better contrasting with black)
Grey Cloth Color Sample
Grey Cloth Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ccc9c5

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Grey Cloth Color. The Pewter Patter 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 Sophistication (#bfb5a6) for more energetic effect. Try Silk as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#c5c8cc is the best complementary color to Grey Cloth. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ccc9c5 complementary color is Silver Sand, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

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 #ccc5c5 and #cbccc5. Thus found on the left and right of #ccc9c5 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Silver and Celeste colors as they work well with Grey Cloth.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Grey Cloth palette consists of #c5c5cc and #c5cbcc colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c5c8cc). Try French Gray and Silver Sand colors in combination with #ccc9c5, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #ccc9c5 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 Cloth. Thus Gray Suit and Pumice giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Grey Cloth contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Silver Sand, Pumice, and Pale Slate split by 90° on the color wheel. #ccc9c5 square combo is a palette of orange, warm green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Grey Cloth tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#c5c8cc) and two others. The Pumice is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pale Slate – 120° from the complementary Silver Sand. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c5ccc9 and #ccc5c8.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ccc9c5 is made of 34% red, 33% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Grey Cloth has a hue angle of 34.29°, a saturation of 6.42% and a lightness of 78.63%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ccc9c5 is made of 0% cyan, 1.18% magenta, 2.75% yellow and 20% black ink.

HEX #ccc9c5
RGB Decimal rgb(204,201,197)
RGB Percentage 34%, 33%, 33%
CMYK 0, 1.18, 2.75, 20
HSL hsl(34.29,6.42%,78.63%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(34.29,3.43%,80%)
CIE-LAB lab(81.0943,0.3231,2.3516)
XYZ xyz(55.8665,58.6419,61.1979)
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