Cannon Ball Color

#484335

Cannon Ball is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, warm magenta or green cyan

Inverse Color #b7bcca
Complementary Color #353a48
Color Shade: orange (44.21° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 24.51% (better contrasting with white)
Cannon Ball Color Sample
Cannon Ball Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #484335

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Cannon Ball Color. The Grand Avenue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Maire (#2a2922) for more calm effect. Try Green Fatigue as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#353a48 is the best complementary color to Cannon Ball. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #484335 complementary color is Bright Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Taupe are #483935 and #434835. Thus found on the left and right of #484335 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Taupe and Kelp colors as they work well with Cannon Ball.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Cannon Ball palette consists of #393548 and #354348 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#353a48). Try Tuna and Limed Spruce colors in combination with #484335, 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 #484335 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 Cannon Ball. Thus Ship Gray and Cape Cod giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Cannon Ball contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bright Gray, Lunar Green, and Matterhorn split by 90° on the color wheel. #484335 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and warm 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. Cannon Ball tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#353a48) and two others. The Cape Cod is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Matterhorn – 120° from the complementary Bright Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #354843 and #48353a.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #484335 is made of 38% red, 35% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Cannon Ball has a hue angle of 44.21°, a saturation of 15.2% and a lightness of 24.51%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #484335 is made of 0% cyan, 1.97% magenta, 7.46% yellow and 71.76% black ink.

HEX #484335
RGB Decimal rgb(72,67,53)
RGB Percentage 38%, 35%, 28%
CMYK 0, 1.97, 7.46, 71.76
HSL hsl(44.21,15.2%,24.51%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(44.21,26.39%,28.24%)
CIE-LAB lab(28.5092,-0.5617,9.282)
XYZ xyz(5.3222,5.6491,4.178)
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