Ashes to Ashes 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 | #444c5d |
| Complementary Color | #a2aabb |
| Color Shade: | orange (40.8° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 68.43% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Ashes to Ashes Color. The Acier 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 saturated alternative called Sedia (#b0a67e) for more energetic effect. Try Tuffet as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#a2aabb is the best complementary color to Ashes to Ashes. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #bbb3a2 complementary color is Gull Gray, 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 Nomad are #bba6a2 and #b6bba2. Thus found on the left and right of #bbb3a2 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Thatch and Eagle colors as they work well with Ashes to Ashes.
The split-complementary Ashes to Ashes palette consists of #a6a2bb and #a2b6bb colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a2aabb). Try Amethyst Smoke and Tower Gray colors in combination with #bbb3a2, 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 #bbb3a2 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 Ashes to Ashes. Thus London Hue and Summer Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Ashes to Ashes contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Gull Gray, Norway, and Lily split by 90° on the color wheel. #bbb3a2 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. Ashes to Ashes tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#a2aabb) and two others. The Summer Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Thatch – 120° from the complementary Gull Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a2bbb3 and #bba2aa.
In a RGB color space, hex #bbb3a2 is made of 35% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Ashes to Ashes has a hue angle of 40.8°, a saturation of 15.53% and a lightness of 68.43%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bbb3a2 is made of 0% cyan, 3.13% magenta, 9.8% yellow and 26.67% black ink.
| HEX | #bbb3a2 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(187,179,162) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 34%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 3.13, 9.8, 26.67 |
| HSL | hsl(40.8,15.53%,68.43%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(40.8,13.37%,73.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.1634,-0.0864,9.6895) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.1352,45.4136,40.6747) |