Historical Ruins is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, warm magenta or warm cyan
| Inverse Color | #404658 |
| Complementary Color | #a6acbf |
| Color Shade: | orange (45° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 70.2% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Historical Ruins Color. The Lively Ivy 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 Chamois Tan (#b3a385) for more energetic effect. Try Whitney Oaks as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#a6acbf is the best complementary color to Historical Ruins. Cool blue shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #bfb9a7 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 #bfaca6 and #b9bfa6. Thus found on the left and right of #bfb9a7 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Silk and Eagle colors as they work well with Historical Ruins.
The split-complementary Historical Ruins palette consists of #aca6bf and #a6b9bf colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a6acbf). Try Amethyst Smoke and Tower Gray colors in combination with #bfb9a7, 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 #bfb9a7 offers a combination of cool magenta and warm cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Historical Ruins. Thus London Hue and Opal giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Historical Ruins contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cadet Blue, Spring Rain, and Lily split by 90° on the color wheel. #bfb9a7 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, cool blue and warm magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Historical Ruins tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#a6acbf) and two others. The Opal 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 #a6bfb9 and #bfa6ac.
In a RGB color space, hex #bfb9a7 is made of 35% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Historical Ruins has a hue angle of 45°, a saturation of 15.79% and a lightness of 70.2%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bfb9a7 is made of 0% cyan, 2.35% magenta, 9.41% yellow and 25.1% black ink.
| HEX | #bfb9a7 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(191,185,167) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 34%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 2.35, 9.41, 25.1 |
| HSL | hsl(45,15.79%,70.2%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(45,12.57%,74.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.1795,-0.9932,9.8837) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.8099,48.5643,43.5186) |