Tombstone 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 | #313a49 |
| Complementary Color | #b5bfce |
| Color Shade: | orange (37.5° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 76.08% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Tombstone Grey Color. The Persuasion 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 Khaki (#c3b091) for more energetic effect. Try Cocoa Froth as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#b5bfce is the best complementary color to Tombstone 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 #cec5b6 complementary color is Heather, 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 Sisal are #ceb9b5 and #cbceb5. Thus found on the left and right of #cec5b6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cold Turkey and Foggy Gray colors as they work well with Tombstone Grey.
The split-complementary Tombstone Grey palette consists of #b8b5ce and #b5cbce colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b5bfce). Try Lavender Gray and Jungle Mist colors in combination with #cec5b6, 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 #cec5b6 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 Tombstone Grey. Thus Chatelle and Jet Stream giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Tombstone Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Heather, Spring Rain, and Lily split by 90° on the color wheel. #cec5b6 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. Tombstone Grey tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#b5bfce) and two others. The Jet Stream is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cold Turkey – 120° from the complementary Heather. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b5cec5 and #ceb5be.
In a RGB color space, hex #cec5b6 is made of 35% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Tombstone Grey has a hue angle of 37.5°, a saturation of 19.67% and a lightness of 76.08%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cec5b6 is made of 0% cyan, 3.53% magenta, 9.41% yellow and 19.22% black ink.
| HEX | #cec5b6 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(206,197,182) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 34%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 3.53, 9.41, 19.22 |
| HSL | hsl(37.5,19.67%,76.08%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(37.5,11.65%,80.78%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.8589,0.5813,8.6337) |
| XYZ | xyz(53.8633,56.4317,52.3095) |