What colors make Neutral Gray?
On this page, you will find the Neutral Gray Hex, RGB, Hue Saturation Light (HSL), and CMYK color codes. We also include shades and variations of Neutral Gray, color palettes, and related colors.
Neutral Gray color code
The Neutral Gray hex code is #A49F8C. The Neutral Gray hex code can be quantified in RGB values which represent the amount of Red, Green and Blue color channels. The RGB value is an estimated amount of red, green, and blue color to create the color Neutral Gray. The RGB estimate is:
- Red: #A4 in Hex amounts to 64%
- Green: #9F in Hex amounts to 62%
- Blue: #8C in Hex amounts to 55%
Neutral Gray in HSL
HSL is an acronym which stands for Hue, Saturation, and Lightness. HSL was developed for television and standardized for computer displays.
Hue is the perceived color name. Saturation is the "colorfulness" relative to the color's brightness. Brightness is our human eye's quantifed perception of the spectral light distribution. Lightness is the color brightness relative to a perceived similarly illuminated white.
Brightness and "colorfulness" are absolute measures, while Lightness and and Saturation are relative measures.
Neutral Gray is 47deg, 12%, 60% HSL.
- Hue: 47deg
- Saturation: 12%
- Light: 60%
Neutral Gray color in CMYK color model
The CMYK color model is commonly used in printing. The CMYK acronym stands for Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Key. Where key is black. Since the black color is the absence of light, the CMYK is a subtractive color model. White light minus red is cyan, minus green is magenta, minus blue is yellow.
Neutral Gray is 0% 3% 15% 36% CMYK.
- Cyan: 0%
- Magenta: 3%
- Yellow: 15%
- Key (or Black): 36%
Different shades of Neutral Gray
According to its HSL value, Neutral Gray contains about 60% of brightness.
Below are the all the values in HEX, HSL and CMYK color spaces for each shade variations:
- Hex HSL CMYK
- #E8E7E2 47deg, 11%, 90% 0%, 0%, 2%, 99%
- #D1CFC6 47deg, 11%, 80% 0%, 1%, 5%, 99%
- #BBB7A9 47deg, 11%, 70% 0%, 1%, 9%, 99%
- #A49F8D 47deg, 11%, 60% 0%, 3%, 14%, 99%
- #8E8870 47deg, 11%, 50% 0%, 4%, 20%, 99%
- #716C5A 47deg, 11%, 40% 0%, 4%, 20%, 99%
- #555143 47deg, 11%, 30% 0%, 4%, 20%, 99%
- #38362D 47deg, 11%, 20% 0%, 4%, 20%, 99%
- #1C1B16 47deg, 11%, 10% 0%, 4%, 20%, 99%
Accessibility tips when using the color Neutral Gray
Ensure your content remains available to the broadest possible audience. Make sure the text color has enough contrast with its background. When using Neutral Gray on text, we recommend you use black for the background.
The reason Neutral Gray contrasts better with a black background is because Neutral Gray has a degree of brightness of 60% which provides better contrast on a dark background.
The Neutral Gray color palette hex codes.
There are a few color palettes available when working with Neutral Gray, but below is our favorite:
- Smoking Mirror
#A29587 - Earl Grey
#A6978A - Edamame
#9CA389 - Nomad
#A19986 - Cortex
#A99592 - Knock On Wood
#9F9B84
By interpolating Hue and Saturation values, we can also generate great color palettes inspired from Neutral Gray
- Dark Souls
#A3A3A2 - Silent Film
#9FA5A5 - Heather Gray
#9AA297 - Iron
#A19D94 - Humble Hippo
#AAAA99 - Earl Grey
#A6978A
Below is a series of palettes generated from the color Neutral Gray:
Palette variances of 3 colors:
- #9B8CA4
- #8CA49D
- #A49F8C
- #A49F8C
- #A08CA4
- #8CA4A1
- #8C9FA4
- #8CA48C
- #A49F8C
Palette variances of 4 colors:
- #8C92A4
- #8CA49E
- #91A48C
- #A49F8C
- #8CA490
- #A49F8C
- #A48C9A
- #8C8CA4
- #8C9BA4
- #8CA48D
- #A49F8C
- #A48C97
Palette variances of 5 colors:
- #8C97A4
- #8CA49B
- #93A48C
- #A49F8C
- #A48C8F
- #8CA1A4
- #8DA48C
- #A49F8C
- #A48C95
- #978CA4
- #91A48C
- #A49F8C
- #A48C90
- #A08CA4
- #8C8EA4
Palette variances of 6 colors:
- #938CA4
- #8C99A4
- #8CA499
- #93A48C
- #A49F8C
- #A48C8E
- #8CA497
- #8CA48F
- #91A48C
- #99A48C
- #A1A48C
- #A49F8C
- #8CA498
- #8CA48E
- #94A48C
- #9EA48C
- #A49F8C
- #A4948C
You will find specific color values of Neutral Gray on this page. For example, the Neutral Gray HEX color code is #A49F8C. We offer a variety of color palette, variances, and an expert color mixer to develop color schemes. Related colors for Neutral Gray are:
- Edamame color code is (156.0, 163.0, 137.0).
- Smoking Mirror color code is (162.0, 149.0, 135.0).
- Nomad color code is (161.0, 153.0, 134.0).
- Earl Grey color code is (166.0, 151.0, 138.0).
- Cortex color code is (169.0, 149.0, 146.0).
- Knock On Wood color code is (159.0, 155.0, 132.0).
- Herbalist color code is (150.0, 158.0, 134.0).
- Morning Blue color code is (141.0, 163.0, 153.0).
- Basil color code is (135.0, 159.0, 132.0).
- Pebble color code is (157.0, 152.0, 128.0).
These values can help you match the specific shade and find complementary colors. Looking for a different shade of white? Our color mixer expertly generates nine different shades and eighteen color variances.
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- Green and Blue make Cyan.
- Blue and Red make Magenta .
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A third component we provide on this page is color shades. For example, shades of Neutral Gray include Edamame, Smoking Mirror, Nomad, Earl Grey, Cortex, Knock On Wood, Herbalist, Morning Blue, Basil, and Pebble. We offer nine tints and shades for each color. A color shade is found by adjusting the color saturation to find a darker hue. A color tint is a lighter color. For example, pink is a tint of red.
