Antique Windmill 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 | #495c72 |
| Complementary Color | #8da0b5 |
| Color Shade: | orange (32.2° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 63.33% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Antique Windmill Color. The Chanterelle Sauce 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 Cobblestone Path (#9e8779) for more calm effect. Try Caramel Sundae as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#8da0b5 is the best complementary color to Antique Windmill. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b6a38d complementary color is Bali Hai, 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 Heathered Gray are #b58e8d and #b4b58d. Thus found on the left and right of #b6a38d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Quicksand and Swamp Green colors as they work well with Antique Windmill.
The split-complementary Antique Windmill palette consists of #8e8db5 and #8db4b5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8da0b5). Try Amethyst Smoke and Gulf Stream colors in combination with #b6a38d, 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 #b6a38d 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 Antique Windmill. Thus Amethyst Smoke and Summer Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Antique Windmill contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bali Hai, Bay Leaf, and Bouquet split by 90° on the color wheel. #b6a38d 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. Antique Windmill tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#8da0b5) 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 #8db5a3 and #b58da0.
In a RGB color space, hex #b6a38d is made of 37% red, 34% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Antique Windmill has a hue angle of 32.2°, a saturation of 21.93% and a lightness of 63.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b6a38d is made of 0% cyan, 7.45% magenta, 16.08% yellow and 28.63% black ink.
| HEX | #b6a38d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(182,163,141) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 34%, 29% |
| CMYK | 0, 7.45, 16.08, 28.63 |
| HSL | hsl(32.2,21.93%,63.33%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(32.2,22.53%,71.37%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.0667,3.3707,13.9593) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.1963,38.0626,30.5857) |