Faded 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 | #15171b |
| Complementary Color | #e4e6ea |
| Color Shade: | orange (40° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 90.59% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Faded Grey Color. The Mineral 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 Mexican Sand Dollar (#dad4c5) for more energetic effect. Try Porcelain Basin as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#e4e6ea is the best complementary color to Faded 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 #eae8e4 complementary color is Athens Gray, 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 Cararra are #eae5e4 and #e9eae4. Thus found on the left and right of #eae8e4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Ebb and Cararra colors as they work well with Faded Grey.
The split-complementary Faded Grey palette consists of #e5e4ea and #e4e9ea colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e4e6ea). Try Mischka and Porcelain colors in combination with #eae8e4, 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 #eae8e4 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 Faded Grey. Thus Mischka and Porcelain giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Faded Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Athens Gray, Gray Nurse, and Bon Jour split by 90° on the color wheel. #eae8e4 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. Faded Grey tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#e4e6ea) and two others. The Porcelain is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bon Jour – 120° from the complementary Athens Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e4eae8 and #eae4e6.
In a RGB color space, hex #eae8e4 is made of 34% red, 33% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Faded Grey has a hue angle of 40°, a saturation of 12.5% and a lightness of 90.59%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #eae8e4 is made of 0% cyan, 0.78% magenta, 2.35% yellow and 8.24% black ink.
| HEX | #eae8e4 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(234,232,228) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 33%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0, 0.78, 2.35, 8.24 |
| HSL | hsl(40,12.5%,90.59%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(40,2.56%,91.76%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(92.0458,-0.0259,2.1681) |
| XYZ | xyz(76.7919,80.8071,84.9487) |