Chateau Color

#b5a28a

Chateau 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 #4a5d75
Complementary Color #8a9db5
Color Shade: orange (33.49° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 62.55% (better contrasting with white)
Chateau Color Sample
Chateau Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #b5a28a

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Chateau Color. The Caramel Sundae 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 soft alternative called Earthnut (#9d8675) for more calm effect. Try Chamois Leather as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#8a9db5 is the best complementary color to Chateau. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b5a28a 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 #b58c8a and #b2b58a. Thus found on the left and right of #b5a28a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Quicksand and Swamp Green colors as they work well with Chateau.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Chateau palette consists of #8c8ab5 and #8ab2b5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8a9db5). Try Wild Blue Yonder and Gulf Stream colors in combination with #b5a28a, 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 #b5a28a 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 Chateau. Thus Amethyst Smoke and Summer Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Chateau contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bali Hai, Bay Leaf, and Bouquet split by 90° on the color wheel. #b5a28a 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. Chateau tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#8a9db5) 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 #8ab5a2 and #b58a9d.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #b5a28a is made of 38% red, 34% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Chateau has a hue angle of 33.49°, a saturation of 22.51% and a lightness of 62.55%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b5a28a is made of 0% cyan, 7.45% magenta, 16.86% yellow and 29.02% black ink.

HEX #b5a28a
RGB Decimal rgb(181,162,138)
RGB Percentage 38%, 34%, 29%
CMYK 0, 7.45, 16.86, 29.02
HSL hsl(33.49,22.51%,62.55%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(33.49,23.76%,70.98%)
CIE-LAB lab(67.65,3.0819,15.0207)
XYZ xyz(36.5638,37.4994,29.3557)
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