Stone Cairn is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #77736f |
| Complementary Color | #908b88 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (210° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 54.9% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Stone Cairn Color. The Pompeii Ash color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Sheffield Grey (#6b7680) for more energetic effect. Try Silver Hill as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#908b88 is the best complementary color to Stone Cairn. Warm red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #888c90 complementary color is Natural Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Oslo Gray are #889090 and #888890. Thus found on the left and right of #888c90 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Oslo Gray and Jumbo colors as they work well with Stone Cairn.
The split-complementary Stone Cairn palette consists of #909088 and #908888 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#908b88). Try Lemon Grass and Hurricane colors in combination with #888c90, 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 #888c90 offers a combination of cool yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Stone Cairn. Thus Stack and Venus giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Stone Cairn contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Natural Gray, Venus, and Stack split by 90° on the color wheel. #888c90 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Stone Cairn tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#908b88) and two others. The Venus is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Gunsmoke – 120° from the complementary Natural Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #90888c and #88908c.
In a RGB color space, hex #888c90 is made of 32% red, 33% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Stone Cairn has a hue angle of 210°, a saturation of 3.48% and a lightness of 54.9%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #888c90 is made of 3.14% cyan, 1.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 43.53% black ink.
| HEX | #888c90 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(136,140,144) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 33%, 34% |
| CMYK | 3.14, 1.57, 0, 43.53 |
| HSL | hsl(210,3.48%,54.9%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(210,5.56%,56.47%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.0409,-0.6494,-2.6442) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.5655,26.004,30.1101) |