Knitting Needles is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, warm magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #3c3e43 |
| Complementary Color | #bcbec3 |
| Color Shade: | orange (42.86° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 75.1% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Knitting Needles Color. The Paper Goat 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 Stone Walkway (#b5b09e) for more energetic effect. Try Tana as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#bcbec3 is the best complementary color to Knitting Needles. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c3c1bc complementary color is French Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Cloud are #c3bdbc and #c1c3bc. Thus found on the left and right of #c3c1bc on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Silver and Kangaroo colors as they work well with Knitting Needles.
The split-complementary Knitting Needles palette consists of #bdbcc3 and #bcc1c3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#bcbec3). Try French Gray and Silver Sand colors in combination with #c3c1bc, 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 #c3c1bc 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 Knitting Needles. Thus Chatelle and Powder Ash giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Knitting Needles contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary French Gray, Pumice, and Pale Slate split by 90° on the color wheel. #c3c1bc square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan 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. Knitting Needles tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#bcbec3) and two others. The Powder Ash is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pink Swan – 120° from the complementary French Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #bcc3c1 and #c3bcbe.
In a RGB color space, hex #c3c1bc is made of 34% red, 34% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Knitting Needles has a hue angle of 42.86°, a saturation of 5.51% and a lightness of 75.1%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c3c1bc is made of 0% cyan, 0.78% magenta, 2.74% yellow and 23.53% black ink.
| HEX | #c3c1bc |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(195,193,188) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 34%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0, 0.78, 2.74, 23.53 |
| HSL | hsl(42.86,5.51%,75.1%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(42.86,3.59%,76.47%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.0946,-0.2042,2.7493) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.6527,53.3729,55.2093) |