Stanford Stone is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green
| Inverse Color | #435463 |
| Complementary Color | #9cadbc |
| Color Shade: | warm red (28.13° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 67.45% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Stanford Stone Color. The Cliff Rock color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Tanglewood (#a58f85) for more calm effect. Try Mazzone as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#9cadbc is the best complementary color to Stanford Stone. Cool cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #bcab9c complementary color is Gull Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Malta are #bc9c9d and #bcbb9c. Thus found on the left and right of #bcab9c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Thatch and Heathered Gray colors as they work well with Stanford Stone.
The split-complementary Stanford Stone palette consists of #9c9dbc and #9cbcbb colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9cadbc). Try Amethyst Smoke and Shadow Green colors in combination with #bcab9c, 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 #bcab9c offers a combination of warm blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Stanford Stone. Thus Amethyst Smoke and Summer Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Stanford Stone contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Gull Gray, Norway, and London Hue split by 90° on the color wheel. #bcab9c square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Stanford Stone tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#9cadbc) and two others. The Summer Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lily – 120° from the complementary Gull Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9cbcab and #bc9cad.
In a RGB color space, hex #bcab9c is made of 37% red, 33% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Stanford Stone has a hue angle of 28.13°, a saturation of 19.28% and a lightness of 67.45%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bcab9c is made of 0% cyan, 6.67% magenta, 12.55% yellow and 26.27% black ink.
| HEX | #bcab9c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(188,171,156) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 33%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 6.67, 12.55, 26.27 |
| HSL | hsl(28.13,19.28%,67.45%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(28.13,17.02%,73.73%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.0206,3.6298,9.9387) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.3027,42.2175,37.4244) |