Shaggy Barked Color

#b3ab98

Shaggy Barked 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 #4c5467
Complementary Color #98a0b2
Color Shade: orange (42.22° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 64.9% (better contrasting with white)
Shaggy Barked Color Sample
Shaggy Barked Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #b3ab98

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Shaggy Barked Color. The Stony Creek 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 Chinchilla (#9c8e7b) for more calm effect. Try Earthenware as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#98a0b2 is the best complementary color to Shaggy Barked. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b3ab98 complementary color is Gull Gray, 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 Taupe Gray are #b29d98 and #adb298. Thus found on the left and right of #b3ab98 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Del Rio and Schist colors as they work well with Shaggy Barked.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Shaggy Barked palette consists of #9d98b2 and #98adb2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#98a0b2). Try Amethyst Smoke and Gull Gray colors in combination with #b3ab98, 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 #b3ab98 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 Shaggy Barked. Thus Amethyst Smoke and Cascade giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Shaggy Barked contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Gull Gray, Envy, and Shady Lady split by 90° on the color wheel. #b3ab98 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. Shaggy Barked tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#98a0b2) and two others. The Cascade is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Dusty Gray – 120° from the complementary Gull Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #98b2aa and #b2989f.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #b3ab98 is made of 36% red, 34% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Shaggy Barked has a hue angle of 42.22°, a saturation of 15.08% and a lightness of 64.9%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b3ab98 is made of 0% cyan, 3.14% magenta, 10.59% yellow and 29.8% black ink.

HEX #b3ab98
RGB Decimal rgb(179,171,152)
RGB Percentage 36%, 34%, 30%
CMYK 0, 3.14, 10.59, 29.8
HSL hsl(42.22,15.08%,64.9%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(42.22,15.08%,70.2%)
CIE-LAB lab(70.1595,-0.4014,10.8086)
XYZ xyz(38.8208,40.9765,35.5689)
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