Ashes is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, mid magenta or warm cyan
| Inverse Color | #474a52 |
| Complementary Color | #acafb8 |
| Color Shade: | orange (43.64° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 70% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Ashes Color. The River Pebble 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 Taupe Gray (#b3af95) for more energetic effect. Try Sierra Sand as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#acafb8 is the best complementary color to Ashes. Cool blue shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b8b5ad complementary color is Aluminium, 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 #b8afac and #b5b8ac. Thus found on the left and right of #b8b5ad on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Nobel and Eagle colors as they work well with Ashes.
The split-complementary Ashes palette consists of #afacb8 and #acb5b8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#acafb8). Try Spun Pearl and Hit Gray colors in combination with #b8b5ad, 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 #b8b5ad offers a combination of cool magenta and warm cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Ashes. Thus Chatelle and Edward giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Ashes contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Aluminium, Edward, and Shady Lady split by 90° on the color wheel. #b8b5ad square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, cool blue 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. Ashes tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#acafb8) and two others. The Edward is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pink Swan – 120° from the complementary Aluminium. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #acb8b5 and #b8acaf.
In a RGB color space, hex #b8b5ad is made of 34% red, 34% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Ashes has a hue angle of 43.64°, a saturation of 7.19% and a lightness of 70%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b8b5ad is made of 0% cyan, 1.18% magenta, 4.32% yellow and 27.84% black ink.
| HEX | #b8b5ad |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(184,181,173) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 34%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 1.18, 4.32, 27.84 |
| HSL | hsl(43.64,7.19%,70%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(43.64,5.98%,72.16%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.7108,-0.3825,4.4369) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.8339,46.2552,46.153) |