Stepping Stone is pale, warm-toned shade of warm green. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool magenta, warm red or cool blue
| Inverse Color | #5b585b |
| Complementary Color | #a7a4a7 |
| Color Shade: | warm green (120° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 64.9% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm green shade, there are some better alternatives to Stepping Stone Color. The Irish Moor color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a yellow green bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Recycled Glass (#b7c3b7) for more energetic effect. Try Mossa as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#a7a4a7 is the best complementary color to Stepping Stone. Cool magenta shades generally complement the warm green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a4a7a4 complementary color is Shady Lady, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of yellow green, warm green, and cool green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Pewter are #a5a7a4 and #a4a7a5. Thus found on the left and right of #a4a7a4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bud and Edward colors as they work well with Stepping Stone.
The split-complementary Stepping Stone palette consists of #a7a4a5 and #a5a4a7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a7a4a7). Try Silver Chalice and Santas Gray colors in combination with #a4a7a4, 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 #a4a7a4 offers a combination of mid red and cool blue shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Stepping Stone. Thus Silver Chalice and Santas Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Stepping Stone contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Shady Lady, Aluminium, and Cloudy split by 90° on the color wheel. #a4a7a4 square combo is a palette of warm green, blue cyan, cool magenta and warm red shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Stepping Stone tetradic combo consists of cool magenta complementary color (#a7a4a7) and two others. The Santas Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Delta – 120° from the complementary Shady Lady. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a4a4a7 and #a7a7a4.
In a RGB color space, hex #a4a7a4 is made of 33% red, 34% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Stepping Stone has a hue angle of 120°, a saturation of 1.68% and a lightness of 64.9%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a4a7a4 is made of 1.18% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.18% yellow and 34.51% black ink.
| HEX | #a4a7a4 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(164,167,164) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 34%, 33% |
| CMYK | 1.18, 0, 1.18, 34.51 |
| HSL | hsl(120,1.68%,64.9%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(120,1.8%,65.49%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.1753,-1.6335,1.1671) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.8294,38.2103,40.6089) |