Stone is pale, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, warm magenta or warm cyan
| Inverse Color | #525a78 |
| Complementary Color | #878fad |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (47.37° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 60.39% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Stone Color. The Rattan color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Cricket's Cross (#908a78) for more calm effect. Try Dry Sage as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#878fad is the best complementary color to 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 #ada587 complementary color is Bali Hai, 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 Hillary are #ad9287 and #a2ad87. Thus found on the left and right of #ada587 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Sandrift and Locust colors as they work well with Stone.
The split-complementary Stone palette consists of #9287ad and #87a2ad colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#878fad). Try Amethyst Smoke and Bali Hai colors in combination with #ada587, 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 #ada587 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 Stone. Thus Amethyst Smoke and Cascade giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Stone contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bali Hai, Bay Leaf, and Bouquet split by 90° on the color wheel. #ada587 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. Stone tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#878fad) and two others. The Cascade is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pharlap – 120° from the complementary Bali Hai. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #87ada5 and #ad878f.
In a RGB color space, hex #ada587 is made of 37% red, 35% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Stone has a hue angle of 47.37°, a saturation of 18.81% and a lightness of 60.39%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ada587 is made of 0% cyan, 3.13% magenta, 14.9% yellow and 32.16% black ink.
| HEX | #ada587 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(173,165,135) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 35%, 29% |
| CMYK | 0, 3.13, 14.9, 32.16 |
| HSL | hsl(47.37,18.81%,60.39%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(47.37,21.97%,67.84%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.683,-2.1092,16.6147) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.0619,37.5438,28.3204) |