Portico 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 | #44546a |
| Complementary Color | #94a4bb |
| Color Shade: | orange (34.74° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 65.88% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Portico Color. The Cocoa Whip color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Putty Yellow (#9d8e7f) for more calm effect. Try Nearly Brown as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#94a4bb is the best complementary color to Portico. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #bbab95 complementary color is Nepal, 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 Heathered Gray are #bb9794 and #b8bb94. Thus found on the left and right of #bbab95 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Quicksand and Swamp Green colors as they work well with Portico.
The split-complementary Portico palette consists of #9794bb and #94b8bb colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#94a4bb). Try Amethyst Smoke and Shadow Green colors in combination with #bbab95, 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 #bbab95 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 Portico. Thus Amethyst Smoke and Summer Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Portico contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Nepal, Norway, and Lilac split by 90° on the color wheel. #bbab95 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. Portico tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#94a4bb) and two others. The Summer Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bouquet – 120° from the complementary Nepal. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #94bbab and #bb94a5.
In a RGB color space, hex #bbab95 is made of 37% red, 34% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Portico has a hue angle of 34.74°, a saturation of 21.84% and a lightness of 65.88%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bbab95 is made of 0% cyan, 6.27% magenta, 14.9% yellow and 26.67% black ink.
| HEX | #bbab95 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(187,171,149) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 34%, 29% |
| CMYK | 0, 6.27, 14.9, 26.67 |
| HSL | hsl(34.74,21.84%,65.88%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(34.74,20.32%,73.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.7747,2.1623,13.4214) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.4812,41.8605,34.3801) |