Façade Color

#b6a591

Façade 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 #495a6e
Complementary Color #90a1b6
Color Shade: orange (32.43° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 64.12% (better contrasting with white)
Façade Color Sample
Façade Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #b6a591

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Façade Color. The Gold Canyon 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 Osso Bucco (#ad9769) for more energetic effect. Try River Road as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#90a1b6 is the best complementary color to Façade. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b6a591 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 Heathered Gray are #b69290 and #b4b690. Thus found on the left and right of #b6a591 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Thatch and Swamp Green colors as they work well with Façade.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Façade palette consists of #9290b6 and #90b4b6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#90a1b6). Try Amethyst Smoke and Gulf Stream colors in combination with #b6a591, 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 #b6a591 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 Façade. Thus Amethyst Smoke and Summer Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Façade contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bali Hai, Envy, and Bouquet split by 90° on the color wheel. #b6a591 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. Façade tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#90a1b6) 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 #90b6a5 and #b690a2.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #b6a591 is made of 37% red, 34% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Façade has a hue angle of 32.43°, a saturation of 20.22% and a lightness of 64.12%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b6a591 is made of 0% cyan, 6.66% magenta, 14.51% yellow and 28.63% black ink.

HEX #b6a591
RGB Decimal rgb(182,165,145)
RGB Percentage 37%, 34%, 29%
CMYK 0, 6.66, 14.51, 28.63
HSL hsl(32.43,20.22%,64.12%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(32.43,20.33%,71.37%)
CIE-LAB lab(68.6785,2.8873,12.6097)
XYZ xyz(37.8574,38.8997,32.3012)
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