Ghost Writer 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 | #434852 |
| Complementary Color | #adb2bc |
| Color Shade: | orange (40° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 70.78% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Ghost Writer Color. The Bedrock 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 Light Spice (#b3a18e) for more energetic effect. Try Stepping Stones as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#adb2bc is the best complementary color to Ghost Writer. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #bcb7ad complementary color is Aluminium, 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 Tide are #bcafad and #b9bcad. Thus found on the left and right of #bcb7ad on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Nobel and Eagle colors as they work well with Ghost Writer.
The split-complementary Ghost Writer palette consists of #afadbc and #adb9bc colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#adb2bc). Try Spun Pearl and Tower Gray colors in combination with #bcb7ad, 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 #bcb7ad 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 Ghost Writer. Thus Chatelle and Edward giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Ghost Writer contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Aluminium, Green Spring, and Pink Swan split by 90° on the color wheel. #bcb7ad 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. Ghost Writer tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#adb2bc) and two others. The Edward is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pink Swan – 120° from the complementary Aluminium. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #adbcb7 and #bcadb2.
In a RGB color space, hex #bcb7ad is made of 35% red, 34% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Ghost Writer has a hue angle of 40°, a saturation of 10.07% and a lightness of 70.78%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bcb7ad is made of 0% cyan, 1.97% magenta, 5.89% yellow and 26.27% black ink.
| HEX | #bcb7ad |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(188,183,173) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 34%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 1.97, 5.89, 26.27 |
| HSL | hsl(40,10.07%,70.78%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(40,7.98%,73.73%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.5564,-0.0107,5.6975) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.2153,47.5755,46.335) |