March Wind 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 | #454649 |
| Complementary Color | #b6b7ba |
| Color Shade: | orange (45° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 72.16% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to March Wind Color. The Dawn 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 Paving Stone (#a8a498) for more energetic effect. Try Olive It as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#b6b7ba is the best complementary color to March Wind. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #bab9b6 complementary color is Bombay, 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 Gray Nickel are #bab7b6 and #b9bab6. Thus found on the left and right of #bab9b6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Nobel and Gray Nickel colors as they work well with March Wind.
The split-complementary March Wind palette consists of #b7b6ba and #b6b9ba colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b6b7ba). Try French Gray and Silver Sand colors in combination with #bab9b6, 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 #bab9b6 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 March Wind. Thus Chatelle and Edward giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of March Wind contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bombay, Pumice, and Pale Slate split by 90° on the color wheel. #bab9b6 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. March Wind tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#b6b7ba) and two others. The Edward is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pink Swan – 120° from the complementary Bombay. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b6bab9 and #bab6b7.
In a RGB color space, hex #bab9b6 is made of 34% red, 33% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode March Wind has a hue angle of 45°, a saturation of 2.82% and a lightness of 72.16%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bab9b6 is made of 0% cyan, 0.39% magenta, 1.57% yellow and 27.06% black ink.
| HEX | #bab9b6 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(186,185,182) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 33%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0, 0.39, 1.57, 27.06 |
| HSL | hsl(45,2.82%,72.16%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(45,2.15%,72.94%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.1482,-0.1971,1.6338) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.0422,48.5144,51.1935) |