Cathedral Color

#acaaa7

Cathedral 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 #535558
Complementary Color #a7a9ac
Color Shade: orange (36° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 66.47% (better contrasting with white)
Cathedral Color Sample
Cathedral Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #acaaa7

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Cathedral Color. The Crete Shore 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 Zorba (#a29589) for more energetic effect. Try Greywood as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#a7a9ac is the best complementary color to Cathedral. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #acaaa7 complementary color is Aluminium, 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 Cloudy are #aca7a7 and #abaca7. Thus found on the left and right of #acaaa7 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Silver Chalice and Delta colors as they work well with Cathedral.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Cathedral palette consists of #a7a7ac and #a7abac colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a7a9ac). Try Spun Pearl and Edward colors in combination with #acaaa7, 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 #acaaa7 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 Cathedral. Thus Mountain Mist and Edward giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Cathedral contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Aluminium, Edward, and Shady Lady split by 90° on the color wheel. #acaaa7 square combo is a palette of orange, warm 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. Cathedral tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#a7a9ac) and two others. The Edward is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Silver Chalice – 120° from the complementary Aluminium. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a7acaa and #aca7a9.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #acaaa7 is made of 34% red, 33% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Cathedral has a hue angle of 36°, a saturation of 2.92% and a lightness of 66.47%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #acaaa7 is made of 0% cyan, 0.78% magenta, 1.96% yellow and 32.55% black ink.

HEX #acaaa7
RGB Decimal rgb(172,170,167)
RGB Percentage 34%, 33%, 33%
CMYK 0, 0.78, 1.96, 32.55
HSL hsl(36,2.92%,66.47%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(36,2.91%,67.45%)
CIE-LAB lab(69.6898,0.1589,1.7864)
XYZ xyz(38.363,40.3101,42.3179)
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