Stepping Stones 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 | #4d5e73 |
| Complementary Color | #8c9db2 |
| Color Shade: | orange (33.16° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 62.35% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Stepping Stones Color. The Toffee Fingers 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 soft alternative called Almond Frost (#9a8678) for more calm effect. Try Film Fest as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#8c9db2 is the best complementary color to Stepping Stones. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b2a18c complementary color is Bali Hai, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
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 #b28e8c and #b0b28c. Thus found on the left and right of #b2a18c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Del Rio and Locust colors as they work well with Stepping Stones.
The split-complementary Stepping Stones palette consists of #8d8cb2 and #8cb0b2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8c9db2). Try Amethyst Smoke and Gulf Stream colors in combination with #b2a18c, 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 #b2a18c 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 Stepping Stones. Thus Amethyst Smoke and Summer Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Stepping Stones contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bali Hai, Envy, and Bouquet split by 90° on the color wheel. #b2a18c square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Stepping Stones tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#8c9db2) and two others. The Summer Green 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 #8cb2a1 and #b28c9d.
In a RGB color space, hex #b2a18c is made of 37% red, 34% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Stepping Stones has a hue angle of 33.16°, a saturation of 19.79% and a lightness of 62.35%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b2a18c is made of 0% cyan, 6.66% magenta, 14.9% yellow and 30.2% black ink.
| HEX | #b2a18c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(178,161,140) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 34%, 29% |
| CMYK | 0, 6.66, 14.9, 30.2 |
| HSL | hsl(33.16,19.79%,62.35%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(33.16,21.35%,69.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.163,2.7609,13.1927) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.8386,36.8482,30.0345) |