Row House Color

#bfb8ad

Row House 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 #404752
Complementary Color #adb4bf
Color Shade: orange (36.67° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 71.37% (better contrasting with white)
Row House Color Sample
Row House Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #bfb8ad

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Row House Color. The Whitney Oaks 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 Gilded Beige (#b39f8d) for more energetic effect. Try Over the Taupe as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#adb4bf is the best complementary color to Row House. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #bfb8ad complementary color is Cadet Blue, 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 Tea are #bfafad and #bdbfad. Thus found on the left and right of #bfb8ad on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Silk and Eagle colors as they work well with Row House.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Row House palette consists of #afadbf and #adbdbf colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#adb4bf). Try Spun Pearl and Tower Gray colors in combination with #bfb8ad, 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 #bfb8ad 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 Row House. Thus Chatelle and Powder Ash giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Row House contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cadet Blue, Green Spring, and Lily split by 90° on the color wheel. #bfb8ad 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. Row House tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#adb4bf) and two others. The Powder Ash is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pink Swan – 120° from the complementary Cadet Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #adbfb8 and #bfadb4.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #bfb8ad is made of 35% red, 34% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Row House has a hue angle of 36.67°, a saturation of 12.33% and a lightness of 71.37%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bfb8ad is made of 0% cyan, 2.74% magenta, 7.06% yellow and 25.1% black ink.

HEX #bfb8ad
RGB Decimal rgb(191,184,173)
RGB Percentage 35%, 34%, 32%
CMYK 0, 2.74, 7.06, 25.1
HSL hsl(36.67,12.33%,71.37%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(36.67,9.42%,74.9%)
CIE-LAB lab(75.0605,0.5419,6.4543)
XYZ xyz(46.1692,48.3745,46.439)
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