Lauriston Stone 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 | #797e8d |
| Complementary Color | #727786 |
| Color Shade: | orange (45° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 48.63% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Lauriston Stone Color. The Grey Olive 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 Secret Passageway (#6d695e) for more calm effect. Try Herbal Wash as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#727786 is the best complementary color to Lauriston Stone. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #868172 complementary color is Storm Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Olive Haze are #867772 and #818672. Thus found on the left and right of #868172 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Americano and Bitter colors as they work well with Lauriston Stone.
The split-complementary Lauriston Stone palette consists of #777286 and #728186 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#727786). Try Topaz and Rolling Stone colors in combination with #868172, 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 #868172 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 Lauriston Stone. Thus Mobster and Blue Smoke giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Lauriston Stone contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Storm Gray, Xanadu, and Fedora split by 90° on the color wheel. #868172 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and warm magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Lauriston Stone tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#727786) and two others. The Blue Smoke is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Empress – 120° from the complementary Storm Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #728681 and #867277.
In a RGB color space, hex #868172 is made of 36% red, 34% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Lauriston Stone has a hue angle of 45°, a saturation of 8.06% and a lightness of 48.63%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #868172 is made of 0% cyan, 1.96% magenta, 7.84% yellow and 47.45% black ink.
| HEX | #868172 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(134,129,114) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 34%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 1.96, 7.84, 47.45 |
| HSL | hsl(45,8.06%,48.63%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(45,14.93%,52.55%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.0098,-0.849,8.8056) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.719,21.9838,19.0709) |