Modern 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 | #2a313d |
| Complementary Color | #c2c9d5 |
| Color Shade: | orange (37.89° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 79.8% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Modern Grey Color. The Puddle 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 Rustic Rose (#cbb6a4) for more energetic effect. Try Coral Clay as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#c2c9d5 is the best complementary color to Modern 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 #d5cec2 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 #d5c4c2 and #d2d5c2. Thus found on the left and right of #d5cec2 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cold Turkey and Moon Mist colors as they work well with Modern Grey.
The split-complementary Modern Grey palette consists of #c4c2d5 and #c2d2d5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c2c9d5). Try Ghost and Loblolly colors in combination with #d5cec2, 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 #d5cec2 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 Modern Grey. Thus Chatelle and Conch giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Modern Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Heather, Sea Mist, and Maverick split by 90° on the color wheel. #d5cec2 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. Modern Grey tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#c2c9d5) and two others. The Conch 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 #c2d5ce and #d5c2c9.
In a RGB color space, hex #d5cec2 is made of 35% red, 34% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Modern Grey has a hue angle of 37.89°, a saturation of 18.45% and a lightness of 79.8%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d5cec2 is made of 0% cyan, 2.75% magenta, 7.45% yellow and 16.47% black ink.
| HEX | #d5cec2 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(213,206,194) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 34%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 2.75, 7.45, 16.47 |
| HSL | hsl(37.89,18.45%,79.8%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(37.89,8.92%,83.53%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(83.0111,0.3503,6.8142) |
| XYZ | xyz(59.2495,62.1838,59.9188) |