Pewter Patter Color

#bab4a6

Pewter Patter is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, mid magenta or green cyan

Inverse Color #454b59
Complementary Color #a6abba
Color Shade: orange (42° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 69.02% (better contrasting with white)
Pewter Patter Color Sample
Pewter Patter Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #bab4a6

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Pewter Patter Color. The Crocker Grove 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 Warm Stone (#a79a8a) for more energetic effect. Try Gnu Tan as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#a6abba is the best complementary color to Pewter Patter. Cool blue shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #bab4a6 complementary color is Aluminium, 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 Nomad are #baaaa6 and #b5baa6. Thus found on the left and right of #bab4a6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Silk and Eagle colors as they work well with Pewter Patter.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Pewter Patter palette consists of #aaa6ba and #a6b5ba colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a6abba). Try Spun Pearl and Hit Gray colors in combination with #bab4a6, 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 #bab4a6 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 Pewter Patter. Thus Chatelle and Tower Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Pewter Patter contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Aluminium, Norway, and Lily split by 90° on the color wheel. #bab4a6 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, cool blue 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. Pewter Patter tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#a6abba) and two others. The Tower Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Martini – 120° from the complementary Aluminium. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a6bab4 and #baa6ab.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #bab4a6 is made of 35% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Pewter Patter has a hue angle of 42°, a saturation of 12.66% and a lightness of 69.02%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bab4a6 is made of 0% cyan, 2.35% magenta, 7.84% yellow and 27.06% black ink.

HEX #bab4a6
RGB Decimal rgb(186,180,166)
RGB Percentage 35%, 34%, 31%
CMYK 0, 2.35, 7.84, 27.06
HSL hsl(42,12.66%,69.02%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(42,10.75%,72.94%)
CIE-LAB lab(73.4382,-0.3268,7.8876)
XYZ xyz(43.4539,45.8348,42.6331)
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