Silestone Color

#b29e81

Silestone 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 #4d617e
Complementary Color #8194b2
Color Shade: orange (35.51° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 60.2% (better contrasting with white)
Silestone Color Sample
Silestone Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #b29e81

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Silestone Color. The Iced Mocha color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Historical Ruins (#bfb9a7) for more calm effect. Try Yardbird as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#8194b2 is the best complementary color to Silestone. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b29e81 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 Mongoose are #b28581 and #adb281. Thus found on the left and right of #b29e81 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Brandy Rose and Swamp Green colors as they work well with Silestone.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Silestone palette consists of #8581b2 and #81adb2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8194b2). Try Wild Blue Yonder and Gulf Stream colors in combination with #b29e81, 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 #b29e81 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 Silestone. Thus Lavender Purple and Acapulco giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Silestone contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bali Hai, Bay Leaf, and Bouquet split by 90° on the color wheel. #b29e81 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. Silestone tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#8194b2) and two others. The Acapulco 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 #81b29e and #b28194.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #b29e81 is made of 38% red, 34% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Silestone has a hue angle of 35.51°, a saturation of 24.14% and a lightness of 60.2%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b29e81 is made of 0% cyan, 7.84% magenta, 19.21% yellow and 30.2% black ink.

HEX #b29e81
RGB Decimal rgb(178,158,129)
RGB Percentage 38%, 34%, 28%
CMYK 0, 7.84, 19.21, 30.2
HSL hsl(35.51,24.14%,60.2%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(35.51,27.53%,69.8%)
CIE-LAB lab(66.1389,2.7905,17.8567)
XYZ xyz(34.5494,35.5037,25.8008)
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