Calf Skin Color

#b1aa9d

Calf Skin 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 #4e5562
Complementary Color #9da4b1
Color Shade: orange (39° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 65.49% (better contrasting with white)
Calf Skin Color Sample
Calf Skin Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #b1aa9d

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Calf Skin Color. The Mourning Dove 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 Putty Yellow (#9d8e7f) for more energetic effect. Try Cornstalk as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#9da4b1 is the best complementary color to Calf Skin. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b1aa9d complementary color is Gray Chateau, 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 Napa are #b1a09d and #aeb19d. Thus found on the left and right of #b1aa9d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Martini and Bud colors as they work well with Calf Skin.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Calf Skin palette consists of #a09db1 and #9daeb1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9da4b1). Try Santas Gray and Hit Gray colors in combination with #b1aa9d, 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 #b1aa9d 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 Calf Skin. Thus Amethyst Smoke and Edward giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Calf Skin contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Gray Chateau, Pewter, and Shady Lady split by 90° on the color wheel. #b1aa9d 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. Calf Skin tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#9da4b1) and two others. The Edward is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Dusty Gray – 120° from the complementary Gray Chateau. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9db1aa and #b19da3.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #b1aa9d is made of 35% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Calf Skin has a hue angle of 39°, a saturation of 11.36% and a lightness of 65.49%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b1aa9d is made of 0% cyan, 2.74% magenta, 7.84% yellow and 30.59% black ink.

HEX #b1aa9d
RGB Decimal rgb(177,170,157)
RGB Percentage 35%, 34%, 31%
CMYK 0, 2.74, 7.84, 30.59
HSL hsl(39,11.36%,65.49%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(39,11.3%,69.41%)
CIE-LAB lab(69.846,0.2195,7.586)
XYZ xyz(38.592,40.5309,37.6875)
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