Classic Cool is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, mid magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #484d53 |
| Complementary Color | #abb1b7 |
| Color Shade: | orange (32.73° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 69.61% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Classic Cool Color. The Creek Bay 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 The Blarney Stone (#ab9f89) for more energetic effect. Try Diversion as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#abb1b7 is the best complementary color to Classic Cool. Cool cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b7b2ac complementary color is Gray Chateau, 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 Tide are #b7acab and #b6b7ab. Thus found on the left and right of #b7b2ac on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Nobel and Eagle colors as they work well with Classic Cool.
The split-complementary Classic Cool palette consists of #acabb7 and #abb6b7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#abb1b7). Try Spun Pearl and Tower Gray colors in combination with #b7b2ac, 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 #b7b2ac offers a combination of warm blue and green cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Classic Cool. Thus Spun Pearl and Edward giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Classic Cool contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Gray Chateau, Green Spring, and Shady Lady split by 90° on the color wheel. #b7b2ac square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, cool 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. Classic Cool tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#abb1b7) and two others. The Edward is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pink Swan – 120° from the complementary Gray Chateau. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #abb7b2 and #b7abb1.
In a RGB color space, hex #b7b2ac is made of 34% red, 33% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Classic Cool has a hue angle of 32.73°, a saturation of 7.1% and a lightness of 69.61%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b7b2ac is made of 0% cyan, 1.96% magenta, 4.31% yellow and 28.24% black ink.
| HEX | #b7b2ac |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(183,178,172) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 33%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 1.96, 4.31, 28.24 |
| HSL | hsl(32.73,7.1%,69.61%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(32.73,6.01%,71.76%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.8172,0.6922,3.6816) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.8952,44.8866,45.4329) |