Concrete Sidewalk 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 | #72757e |
| Complementary Color | #81848d |
| Color Shade: | orange (45° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 52.94% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Concrete Sidewalk Color. The Viking Castle color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Thurman (#7f7b60) for more energetic effect. Try Rainforest Zipline as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#81848d is the best complementary color to Concrete Sidewalk. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #8d8a81 complementary color is Oslo 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 Natural Gray are #8d8381 and #8a8d81. Thus found on the left and right of #8d8a81 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Hurricane and Bitter colors as they work well with Concrete Sidewalk.
The split-complementary Concrete Sidewalk palette consists of #83818d and #818a8d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#81848d). Try Topaz and Oslo Gray colors in combination with #8d8a81, 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 #8d8a81 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 Concrete Sidewalk. Thus Mamba and Gunsmoke giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Concrete Sidewalk contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Oslo Gray, Stack, and Monsoon split by 90° on the color wheel. #8d8a81 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. Concrete Sidewalk tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#81848d) and two others. The Gunsmoke is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Hurricane – 120° from the complementary Oslo Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #818d8a and #8d8184.
In a RGB color space, hex #8d8a81 is made of 35% red, 34% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Concrete Sidewalk has a hue angle of 45°, a saturation of 5% and a lightness of 52.94%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8d8a81 is made of 0% cyan, 1.17% magenta, 4.7% yellow and 44.71% black ink.
| HEX | #8d8a81 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(141,138,129) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 34%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 1.17, 4.7, 44.71 |
| HSL | hsl(45,5%,52.94%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(45,8.51%,55.29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.4869,-0.5688,5.2052) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.0354,25.4247,24.4095) |