Feldspar Grey Color

#bca885

Feldspar Grey 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 #43577a
Complementary Color #8499bc
Color Shade: orange (38.18° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 62.94% (better contrasting with white)
Feldspar Grey Color Sample
Feldspar Grey Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #bca885

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Feldspar Grey Color. The Coffee With Cream 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 Tannin (#a68a6d) for more calm effect. Try Cortez Chocolate as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#8499bc is the best complementary color to Feldspar Grey. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #bca885 complementary color is Wild Blue Yonder, 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 Mongoose are #bc8c84 and #b4bc84. Thus found on the left and right of #bca885 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Brandy Rose and Swamp Green colors as they work well with Feldspar Grey.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Feldspar Grey palette consists of #8c84bc and #84b4bc colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8499bc). Try Lavender Purple and Neptune colors in combination with #bca885, 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 #bca885 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 Feldspar Grey. Thus Lavender Purple and Gulf Stream giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Feldspar Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Wild Blue Yonder, De York, and Bouquet split by 90° on the color wheel. #bca885 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan 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. Feldspar Grey tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#8499bc) and two others. The Gulf Stream is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Oriental Pink – 120° from the complementary Wild Blue Yonder. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #84bca8 and #bc8498.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #bca885 is made of 38% red, 34% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Feldspar Grey has a hue angle of 38.18°, a saturation of 29.1% and a lightness of 62.94%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bca885 is made of 0% cyan, 7.85% magenta, 21.57% yellow and 26.27% black ink.

HEX #bca885
RGB Decimal rgb(188,168,133)
RGB Percentage 38%, 34%, 27%
CMYK 0, 7.85, 21.57, 26.27
HSL hsl(38.18,29.1%,62.94%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(38.18,29.26%,73.73%)
CIE-LAB lab(69.7465,1.8703,20.7585)
XYZ xyz(38.9753,40.3901,27.9321)
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