Vaporous Grey is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, mid magenta or warm cyan
| Inverse Color | #202228 |
| Complementary Color | #d7d9df |
| Color Shade: | orange (45° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 85.88% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Vaporous Grey Color. The Parisian Cashmere color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Tombstone Grey (#cec5b6) for more energetic effect. Try Coliseum Marble as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#d7d9df is the best complementary color to Vaporous Grey. Cool blue shades generally complement the warm yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #dfddd7 complementary color is Mischka, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, warm yellow, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Westar are #dfd9d7 and #dddfd7. Thus found on the left and right of #dfddd7 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Swiss Coffee and Quill Gray colors as they work well with Vaporous Grey.
The split-complementary Vaporous Grey palette consists of #d9d7df and #d7dddf colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d7d9df). Try Mischka and Iron colors in combination with #dfddd7, 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 #dfddd7 offers a combination of cool magenta and warm cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Vaporous Grey. Thus Mischka and Nebula giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Vaporous Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mischka, Tasman, and Lola split by 90° on the color wheel. #dfddd7 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, mid green, cool blue 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. Vaporous Grey tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#d7d9df) and two others. The Nebula is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bon Jour – 120° from the complementary Mischka. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d7dfdd and #dfd7d9.
In a RGB color space, hex #dfddd7 is made of 34% red, 34% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Vaporous Grey has a hue angle of 45°, a saturation of 11.11% and a lightness of 85.88%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dfddd7 is made of 0% cyan, 0.78% magenta, 3.14% yellow and 12.55% black ink.
| HEX | #dfddd7 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(223,221,215) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 34%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0, 0.78, 3.14, 12.55 |
| HSL | hsl(45,11.11%,85.88%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(45,3.59%,87.45%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(88.1162,-0.3751,3.1692) |
| XYZ | xyz(68.5536,72.3072,74.6335) |