City of Bridges Color

#b3ada4

City of Bridges 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 #4c525b
Complementary Color #a4aab3
Color Shade: orange (36° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 67.25% (better contrasting with white)
City of Bridges Color Sample
City of Bridges Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #b3ada4

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to City of Bridges Color. The Bronco 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 Buffhide (#a79c81) for more energetic effect. Try Worn Khaki as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#a4aab3 is the best complementary color to City of Bridges. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b3ada4 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 Cloudy are #b3a5a4 and #b1b3a4. Thus found on the left and right of #b3ada4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Martini and Bud colors as they work well with City of Bridges.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary City of Bridges palette consists of #a5a4b3 and #a4b1b3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a4aab3). Try Santas Gray and Hit Gray colors in combination with #b3ada4, 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 #b3ada4 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 City of Bridges. Thus Amethyst Smoke and Edward giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of City of Bridges contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Gray Chateau, Pewter, and Shady Lady split by 90° on the color wheel. #b3ada4 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. City of Bridges tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#a4aab3) 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 #a4b3ad and #b3a4aa.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #b3ada4 is made of 35% red, 34% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode City of Bridges has a hue angle of 36°, a saturation of 8.98% and a lightness of 67.25%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b3ada4 is made of 0% cyan, 2.36% magenta, 5.89% yellow and 29.8% black ink.

HEX #b3ada4
RGB Decimal rgb(179,173,164)
RGB Percentage 35%, 34%, 32%
CMYK 0, 2.36, 5.89, 29.8
HSL hsl(36,8.98%,67.25%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(36,8.38%,70.2%)
CIE-LAB lab(70.975,0.5338,5.3723)
XYZ xyz(40.2348,42.1512,41.1373)
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