Windsor Greige 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 | #3b4b63 |
| Complementary Color | #9babc4 |
| Color Shade: | orange (36° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 69.02% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Windsor Greige Color. The Wickerwork 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 Coffee Clay (#b7997c) for more energetic effect. Try Mexican Sand as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#9babc4 is the best complementary color to Windsor Greige. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c4b49c complementary color is Nepal, 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 Coral Reef are #c4a09b and #c0c49b. Thus found on the left and right of #c4b49c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Quicksand and Thistle Green colors as they work well with Windsor Greige.
The split-complementary Windsor Greige palette consists of #9f9bc4 and #9bc0c4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9babc4). Try Logan and Shadow Green colors in combination with #c4b49c, 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 #c4b49c 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 Windsor Greige. Thus London Hue and Shadow Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Windsor Greige contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Nepal, Spring Rain, and Lilac split by 90° on the color wheel. #c4b49c 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. Windsor Greige tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#9babc4) and two others. The Shadow Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lily – 120° from the complementary Nepal. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9bc4b4 and #c49bab.
In a RGB color space, hex #c4b49c is made of 37% red, 34% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Windsor Greige has a hue angle of 36°, a saturation of 25.32% and a lightness of 69.02%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c4b49c is made of 0% cyan, 6.27% magenta, 15.68% yellow and 23.14% black ink.
| HEX | #c4b49c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(196,180,156) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 34%, 29% |
| CMYK | 0, 6.27, 15.68, 23.14 |
| HSL | hsl(36,25.32%,69.02%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(36,20.41%,76.86%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.0479,1.8112,14.3137) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.087,46.7786,38.1053) |