Grey Ghost is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, warm magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #222325 |
| Complementary Color | #dadbdd |
| Color Shade: | orange (40° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 86.08% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Grey Ghost Color. The Limed White 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 Quill Grey (#cbc9c0) for more energetic effect. Try Early Evening as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#dadbdd is the best complementary color to Grey Ghost. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #dddcda complementary color is Iron, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Quill Gray are #dddada and #dcddda. Thus found on the left and right of #dddcda on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Alto and Quill Gray colors as they work well with Grey Ghost.
The split-complementary Grey Ghost palette consists of #dadadd and #dadcdd colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#dadbdd). Try Iron and Iron colors in combination with #dddcda, 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 #dddcda 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 Grey Ghost. Thus Mischka and Iron giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Grey Ghost contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Iron, Tasman, and Bon Jour split by 90° on the color wheel. #dddcda square combo is a palette of orange, warm green, blue cyan and warm magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Grey Ghost tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#dadbdd) and two others. The Iron is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bon Jour – 120° from the complementary Iron. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #dadddc and #dddadb.
In a RGB color space, hex #dddcda is made of 34% red, 33% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Grey Ghost has a hue angle of 40°, a saturation of 4.23% and a lightness of 86.08%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dddcda is made of 0% cyan, 0.4% magenta, 1.18% yellow and 13.33% black ink.
| HEX | #dddcda |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(221,220,218) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 33%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0, 0.4, 1.18, 13.33 |
| HSL | hsl(40,4.23%,86.08%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(40,1.36%,86.67%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(87.7856,-0.0137,1.0899) |
| XYZ | xyz(68.0669,71.6205,76.5663) |