Candle Bark is pale, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, mid magenta or warm cyan
| Inverse Color | #3c4255 |
| Complementary Color | #aaafc2 |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (45.6° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 71.57% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Candle Bark Color. The Intellectual Grey color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Fawn Brindle (#a7a094) for more calm effect. Try Cloudy Today as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#aaafc2 is the best complementary color to Candle Bark. Cool blue shades generally complement the warm yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c3bdaa complementary color is Cadet Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Bison Hide are #c2b0aa and #bcc2aa. Thus found on the left and right of #c3bdaa on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Silk and Eagle colors as they work well with Candle Bark.
The split-complementary Candle Bark palette consists of #b0aac2 and #aabcc2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#aaafc2). Try Chatelle and Tower Gray colors in combination with #c3bdaa, 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 #c3bdaa 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 Candle Bark. Thus London Hue and Opal giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Candle Bark contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cadet Blue, Spring Rain, and Lily split by 90° on the color wheel. #c3bdaa square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue 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. Candle Bark tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#aaafc2) and two others. The Opal is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cold Turkey – 120° from the complementary Cadet Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #aac2bc and #c2aaaf.
In a RGB color space, hex #c3bdaa is made of 35% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Candle Bark has a hue angle of 45.6°, a saturation of 17.24% and a lightness of 71.57%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c3bdaa is made of 0% cyan, 2.35% magenta, 9.8% yellow and 23.53% black ink.
| HEX | #c3bdaa |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(195,189,170) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 34%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 2.35, 9.8, 23.53 |
| HSL | hsl(45.6,17.24%,71.57%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(45.6,12.82%,76.47%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.6181,-1.1574,10.3511) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.959,50.8996,45.3271) |