Polished Stone 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 | #414b61 |
| Complementary Color | #9ea8be |
| Color Shade: | orange (41.25° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 68.24% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Polished Stone Color. The Sugared Almond color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Incense (#af9a7e) for more energetic effect. Try Time Capsule as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#9ea8be is the best complementary color to Polished Stone. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #beb49e complementary color is Cadet Blue, 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 Bison Hide are #bea49e and #b8be9e. Thus found on the left and right of #beb49e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Thatch and Eagle colors as they work well with Polished Stone.
The split-complementary Polished Stone palette consists of #a49ebe and #9eb8be colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9ea8be). Try Amethyst Smoke and Tower Gray colors in combination with #beb49e, 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 #beb49e 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 Polished Stone. Thus London Hue and Summer Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Polished Stone contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cadet Blue, Summer Green, and Lily split by 90° on the color wheel. #beb49e 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. Polished Stone tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#9ea8be) and two others. The Summer Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Thatch – 120° from the complementary Cadet Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9ebeb4 and #be9ea8.
In a RGB color space, hex #beb49e is made of 36% red, 34% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Polished Stone has a hue angle of 41.25°, a saturation of 19.75% and a lightness of 68.24%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #beb49e is made of 0% cyan, 3.92% magenta, 12.55% yellow and 25.49% black ink.
| HEX | #beb49e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(190,180,158) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 34%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 3.92, 12.55, 25.49 |
| HSL | hsl(41.25,19.75%,68.24%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(41.25,16.84%,74.51%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.5833,-0.1441,12.4993) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.728,46.0583,38.9332) |