Carriage Stone is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #818d9a |
| Complementary Color | #65717d |
| Color Shade: | orange (31.2° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 44.51% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Carriage Stone Color. The Rustic Tobacco color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Sycamore Tan (#9c8a79) for more energetic effect. Try Collectible as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#65717d is the best complementary color to Carriage Stone. Cool cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #7e7265 complementary color is Nevada, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Sandstone are #7d6565 and #7d7d65. Thus found on the left and right of #7e7265 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Spicy Pink and Flax Smoke colors as they work well with Carriage Stone.
The split-complementary Carriage Stone palette consists of #65657d and #657d7d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#65717d). Try Dolphin and Sirocco colors in combination with #7e7265, 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 #7e7265 offers a combination of warm blue and green cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Carriage Stone. Thus Rum and Viridian Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Carriage Stone contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Nevada, Glade Green, and Old Lavender split by 90° on the color wheel. #7e7265 square combo is a palette of orange, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Carriage Stone tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#65717d) and two others. The Viridian Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Falcon – 120° from the complementary Nevada. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #657d72 and #7d6570.
In a RGB color space, hex #7e7265 is made of 37% red, 33% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Carriage Stone has a hue angle of 31.2°, a saturation of 11.01% and a lightness of 44.51%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #7e7265 is made of 0% cyan, 4.7% magenta, 9.8% yellow and 50.59% black ink.
| HEX | #7e7265 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(126,114,101) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 33%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 4.7, 9.8, 50.59 |
| HSL | hsl(31.2,11.01%,44.51%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(31.2,19.84%,49.41%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.7723,2.3586,8.8951) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.9705,17.4098,14.7779) |