Gateway Pillar is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, warm magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #4d5363 |
| Complementary Color | #9ca2b2 |
| Color Shade: | orange (43.64° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 65.49% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Gateway Pillar Color. The Exploring Khaki 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 Urban Jungle (#a4947e) for more energetic effect. Try Lazy Afternoon as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#9ca2b2 is the best complementary color to Gateway Pillar. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b2ac9c complementary color is Santas Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Napa are #b2a19c and #acb29c. Thus found on the left and right of #b2ac9c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Martini and Bud colors as they work well with Gateway Pillar.
The split-complementary Gateway Pillar palette consists of #a19cb2 and #9cacb2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9ca2b2). Try Santas Gray and Hit Gray colors in combination with #b2ac9c, 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 #b2ac9c 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 Gateway Pillar. Thus Amethyst Smoke and Edward giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Gateway Pillar contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Santas Gray, Pewter, and Shady Lady split by 90° on the color wheel. #b2ac9c square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan 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. Gateway Pillar tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#9ca2b2) and two others. The Edward is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Dusty Gray – 120° from the complementary Santas Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9cb2ac and #b29ca2.
In a RGB color space, hex #b2ac9c is made of 35% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Gateway Pillar has a hue angle of 43.64°, a saturation of 12.5% and a lightness of 65.49%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b2ac9c is made of 0% cyan, 2.35% magenta, 8.62% yellow and 30.2% black ink.
| HEX | #b2ac9c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(178,172,156) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 34%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 2.35, 8.62, 30.2 |
| HSL | hsl(43.64,12.5%,65.49%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(43.64,12.36%,69.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.4346,-0.6577,8.9885) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.1134,41.3703,37.3763) |