The Blarney Stone Color

#ab9f89

The Blarney Stone is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan

Inverse Color #546076
Complementary Color #8994ab
Color Shade: orange (38.82° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 60.39% (better contrasting with white)
The Blarney Stone Color Sample
The Blarney Stone Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ab9f89

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to The Blarney Stone Color. The Plover Grey color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Sandal (#a3876a) for more energetic effect. Try Collectible as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#8994ab is the best complementary color to The Blarney Stone. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ab9f89 complementary color is Bali Hai, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Hillary are #ab8e89 and #a5ab89. Thus found on the left and right of #ab9f89 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Del Rio and Locust colors as they work well with The Blarney Stone.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary The Blarney Stone palette consists of #8e89ab and #89a5ab colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8994ab). Try Manatee and Cascade colors in combination with #ab9f89, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #ab9f89 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 The Blarney Stone. Thus Amethyst Smoke and Cascade giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of The Blarney Stone contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bali Hai, Envy, and Bouquet split by 90° on the color wheel. #ab9f89 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. The Blarney Stone tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#8994ab) and two others. The Cascade is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bouquet – 120° from the complementary Bali Hai. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #89ab9f and #ab8994.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ab9f89 is made of 37% red, 34% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode The Blarney Stone has a hue angle of 38.82°, a saturation of 16.83% and a lightness of 60.39%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ab9f89 is made of 0% cyan, 4.71% magenta, 13.33% yellow and 32.94% black ink.

HEX #ab9f89
RGB Decimal rgb(171,159,137)
RGB Percentage 37%, 34%, 29%
CMYK 0, 4.71, 13.33, 32.94
HSL hsl(38.82,16.83%,60.39%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(38.82,19.88%,67.06%)
CIE-LAB lab(65.9509,0.6809,13.066)
XYZ xyz(33.7081,35.2603,28.6962)
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