Light Lichen 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 | #404956 |
| Complementary Color | #a8b1bf |
| Color Shade: | orange (35.45° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 70.59% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Light Lichen Color. The Threshold Taupe 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 soft alternative called Porcelain Figurines (#a9998c) for more calm effect. Try Crocker Grove as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#a8b1bf is the best complementary color to Light Lichen. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #bfb6a9 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 Silk are #bfaba8 and #bdbfa8. Thus found on the left and right of #bfb6a9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Silk and Eagle colors as they work well with Light Lichen.
The split-complementary Light Lichen palette consists of #aaa8bf and #a8bdbf colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a8b1bf). Try Spun Pearl and Tower Gray colors in combination with #bfb6a9, 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 #bfb6a9 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 Light Lichen. Thus Chatelle and Opal giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Light Lichen contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cadet Blue, Norway, and Lily split by 90° on the color wheel. #bfb6a9 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. Light Lichen tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#a8b1bf) and two others. The Opal is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lily – 120° from the complementary Cadet Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a8bfb6 and #bfa8b1.
In a RGB color space, hex #bfb6a9 is made of 35% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Light Lichen has a hue angle of 35.45°, a saturation of 14.67% and a lightness of 70.59%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bfb6a9 is made of 0% cyan, 3.53% magenta, 8.63% yellow and 25.1% black ink.
| HEX | #bfb6a9 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(191,182,169) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 34%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 3.53, 8.63, 25.1 |
| HSL | hsl(35.45,14.67%,70.59%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(35.45,11.52%,74.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.4429,0.938,7.745) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.3752,47.3968,44.2931) |