Langdon Dove 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 | #4a5465 |
| Complementary Color | #99a3b5 |
| Color Shade: | orange (37.78° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 65.69% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Langdon Dove Color. The Saddle Up 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 Nomadic (#af9479) for more energetic effect. Try Cocoa Whip as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#99a3b5 is the best complementary color to Langdon Dove. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b5ab9a complementary color is Gull Gray, 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 Nomad are #b59d99 and #b1b599. Thus found on the left and right of #b5ab9a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Thatch and Schist colors as they work well with Langdon Dove.
The split-complementary Langdon Dove palette consists of #9d99b5 and #99b1b5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#99a3b5). Try Amethyst Smoke and Gull Gray colors in combination with #b5ab9a, 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 #b5ab9a 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 Langdon Dove. Thus Amethyst Smoke and Summer Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Langdon Dove contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Gull Gray, Envy, and Lily split by 90° on the color wheel. #b5ab9a 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. Langdon Dove tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#99a3b5) and two others. The Summer Green 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 #99b5ab and #b599a4.
In a RGB color space, hex #b5ab9a is made of 36% red, 34% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Langdon Dove has a hue angle of 37.78°, a saturation of 15.43% and a lightness of 65.69%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b5ab9a is made of 0% cyan, 3.92% magenta, 10.59% yellow and 29.02% black ink.
| HEX | #b5ab9a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(181,171,154) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 34%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 3.92, 10.59, 29.02 |
| HSL | hsl(37.78,15.43%,65.69%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(37.78,14.92%,70.98%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.3735,0.6748,10.0358) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.4517,41.2827,36.4609) |