Paving Stone is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, warm magenta or warm cyan
| Inverse Color | #575b67 |
| Complementary Color | #989ba8 |
| Color Shade: | orange (45° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 62.75% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Paving Stone Color. The Winter Twig color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Whipcord (#a09176) for more energetic effect. Try Peat Swamp Forest as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#989ba8 is the best complementary color to Paving Stone. Cool blue shades generally complement the warm yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a8a498 complementary color is Santas Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Dawn are #a89c98 and #a3a898. Thus found on the left and right of #a8a498 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Martini and Bud colors as they work well with Paving Stone.
The split-complementary Paving Stone palette consists of #9c98a8 and #98a3a8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#989ba8). Try Santas Gray and Gray Chateau colors in combination with #a8a498, 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 #a8a498 offers a combination of cool magenta and warm cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Paving Stone. Thus Amethyst Smoke and Pewter giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Paving Stone contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Santas Gray, Pewter, and Shady Lady split by 90° on the color wheel. #a8a498 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue 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. Paving Stone tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#989ba8) and two others. The Pewter is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Dusty Gray – 120° from the complementary Santas Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #98a8a4 and #a8989b.
In a RGB color space, hex #a8a498 is made of 35% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Paving Stone has a hue angle of 45°, a saturation of 8.42% and a lightness of 62.75%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a8a498 is made of 0% cyan, 1.57% magenta, 6.27% yellow and 34.12% black ink.
| HEX | #a8a498 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(168,164,152) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 34%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 1.57, 6.27, 34.12 |
| HSL | hsl(45,8.42%,62.75%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(45,9.52%,65.88%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.384,-0.7197,6.7284) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.0914,37.1427,35.0255) |