Heifer 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 | #3c424e |
| Complementary Color | #b1b6c3 |
| Color Shade: | orange (40° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 72.94% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Heifer Color. The Wild Rye 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 Antique Windmill (#b6a38d) for more energetic effect. Try Light Spice as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#b1b6c3 is the best complementary color to Heifer. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c3bdb1 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 Tea are #c3b4b1 and #bfc3b1. Thus found on the left and right of #c3bdb1 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Silk and Clay Ash colors as they work well with Heifer.
The split-complementary Heifer palette consists of #b4b1c3 and #b1bfc3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b1b6c3). Try Chatelle and Tower Gray colors in combination with #c3bdb1, 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 #c3bdb1 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 Heifer. Thus Chatelle and Powder Ash giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Heifer contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cadet Blue, Powder Ash, and Lily split by 90° on the color wheel. #c3bdb1 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. Heifer tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#b1b6c3) 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 #b1c3bd and #c3b1b6.
In a RGB color space, hex #c3bdb1 is made of 35% red, 34% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Heifer has a hue angle of 40°, a saturation of 13.04% and a lightness of 72.94%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c3bdb1 is made of 0% cyan, 2.35% magenta, 7.06% yellow and 23.53% black ink.
| HEX | #c3bdb1 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(195,189,177) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 34%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 2.35, 7.06, 23.53 |
| HSL | hsl(40,13.04%,72.94%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(40,9.23%,76.47%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.7828,0.0055,6.8012) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.6391,51.1716,48.9085) |