Tern Grey Color

#d5cdbd

Tern Grey 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 #2a3242
Complementary Color #bdc5d5
Color Shade: orange (40° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 78.82% (better contrasting with black)
Tern Grey Color Sample
Tern Grey Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #d5cdbd

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Tern Grey Color. The Mushroom Bisque 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 Tangled Vines (#cac19a) for more energetic effect. Try Bittersweet Stem as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#bdc5d5 is the best complementary color to Tern 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 #d5cdbd complementary color is Heather, 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 Sisal are #d5c1bd and #d1d5bd. Thus found on the left and right of #d5cdbd on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cold Turkey and Tana colors as they work well with Tern Grey.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Tern Grey palette consists of #c1bdd5 and #bdd1d5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#bdc5d5). Try Blue Haze and Jungle Mist colors in combination with #d5cdbd, 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 #d5cdbd 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 Tern Grey. Thus Chatelle and Jet Stream giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Tern Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Heather, Surf, and Maverick split by 90° on the color wheel. #d5cdbd square combo is a palette of orange, mid 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. Tern Grey tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#bdc5d5) 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 #bdd5cd and #d5bdc5.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #d5cdbd is made of 35% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Tern Grey has a hue angle of 40°, a saturation of 22.22% and a lightness of 78.82%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d5cdbd is made of 0% cyan, 3.14% magenta, 9.41% yellow and 16.47% black ink.

HEX #d5cdbd
RGB Decimal rgb(213,205,189)
RGB Percentage 35%, 34%, 31%
CMYK 0, 3.14, 9.41, 16.47
HSL hsl(40,22.22%,78.82%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(40,11.27%,83.53%)
CIE-LAB lab(82.6377,0.0474,8.9417)
XYZ xyz(58.4572,61.4829,56.9305)
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