Moth Grey Color

#dad3cb

Moth 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 #252c34
Complementary Color #cbd2da
Color Shade: orange (32° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 82.55% (better contrasting with black)
Moth Grey Color Sample
Moth Grey Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #dad3cb

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Moth Grey Color. The Smoke Dragon 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 Moth Wing (#ccbca9) for more energetic effect. Try Dinosaur Egg as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#cbd2da is the best complementary color to Moth 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 #dad3cb complementary color is Ghost, 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 Swirl are #dacbcb and #d9dacb. Thus found on the left and right of #dad3cb on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Swiss Coffee and Moon Mist colors as they work well with Moth Grey.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Moth Grey palette consists of #cbcbda and #cbd9da colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#cbd2da). Try Mischka and Geyser colors in combination with #dad3cb, 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 #dad3cb 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 Moth Grey. Thus Mischka and Conch giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Moth Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Ghost, Tasman, and Lola split by 90° on the color wheel. #dad3cb 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. Moth Grey tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#cbd2da) and two others. The Conch is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lola – 120° from the complementary Ghost. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #cbdad3 and #dacbd1.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #dad3cb is made of 34% red, 33% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Moth Grey has a hue angle of 32°, a saturation of 16.85% and a lightness of 82.55%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dad3cb is made of 0% cyan, 2.74% magenta, 5.88% yellow and 14.51% black ink.

HEX #dad3cb
RGB Decimal rgb(218,211,203)
RGB Percentage 34%, 33%, 32%
CMYK 0, 2.74, 5.88, 14.51
HSL hsl(32,16.85%,82.55%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(32,6.88%,85.49%)
CIE-LAB lab(84.8972,1.0193,4.8004)
XYZ xyz(62.9872,65.8058,65.8819)
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