Cobblestone is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green
| Inverse Color | #576571 |
| Complementary Color | #8e9ca8 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (27.69° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 60.78% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Cobblestone Color. The Pre-Raphaelite color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Chocolate Moment (#998069) for more energetic effect. Try Vulcan Mud as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#8e9ca8 is the best complementary color to Cobblestone. Cool cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a89a8e complementary color is Regent Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Zorba are #a88e8f and #a8a68e. Thus found on the left and right of #a89a8e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Del Rio and Tallow colors as they work well with Cobblestone.
The split-complementary Cobblestone palette consists of #8e8fa8 and #8ea8a7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8e9ca8). Try Manatee and Cascade colors in combination with #a89a8e, 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 #a89a8e offers a combination of warm blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Cobblestone. Thus Amethyst Smoke and Pewter giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cobblestone contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Regent Gray, Envy, and Amethyst Smoke split by 90° on the color wheel. #a89a8e square combo is a palette of warm red, 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. Cobblestone tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#8e9ca8) and two others. The Pewter is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Dusty Gray – 120° from the complementary Regent Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8ea89a and #a88e9c.
In a RGB color space, hex #a89a8e is made of 36% red, 33% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Cobblestone has a hue angle of 27.69°, a saturation of 13% and a lightness of 60.78%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a89a8e is made of 0% cyan, 5.49% magenta, 10.19% yellow and 34.12% black ink.
| HEX | #a89a8e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(168,154,142) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 33%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 5.49, 10.19, 34.12 |
| HSL | hsl(27.69,13%,60.78%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(27.69,15.48%,65.88%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.4747,3.0742,8.1488) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.5865,33.389,30.3184) |