Grecian Ivory 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 | #293041 |
| Complementary Color | #bec5d6 |
| Color Shade: | orange (42.5° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 79.22% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Grecian Ivory Color. The Crewel Tan 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 Puddle (#c8b69e) for more energetic effect. Try Elemental Tan as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#bec5d6 is the best complementary color to Grecian Ivory. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #d6cfbe 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 #d6c3be and #d1d6be. Thus found on the left and right of #d6cfbe on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Wafer and Tana colors as they work well with Grecian Ivory.
The split-complementary Grecian Ivory palette consists of #c3bed6 and #bed1d6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#bec5d6). Try Blue Haze and Jungle Mist colors in combination with #d6cfbe, 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 #d6cfbe 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 Grecian Ivory. Thus Chatelle and Jet Stream giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Grecian Ivory contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Heather, Surf, and Maverick split by 90° on the color wheel. #d6cfbe 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. Grecian Ivory tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#bec5d6) 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 #bed6cf and #d6bec5.
In a RGB color space, hex #d6cfbe is made of 35% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Grecian Ivory has a hue angle of 42.5°, a saturation of 22.64% and a lightness of 79.22%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d6cfbe is made of 0% cyan, 2.74% magenta, 9.41% yellow and 16.08% black ink.
| HEX | #d6cfbe |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(214,207,190) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 34%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 2.74, 9.41, 16.08 |
| HSL | hsl(42.5,22.64%,79.22%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(42.5,11.21%,83.92%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(83.2523,-0.4755,9.299) |
| XYZ | xyz(59.3386,62.6395,57.6783) |