Phelps Putty 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 | #3b4252 |
| Complementary Color | #adb4c4 |
| Color Shade: | orange (41.74° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 72.35% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Phelps Putty Color. The Antique Windmill 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 Harvest Brown (#b9a589) for more energetic effect. Try Urahayanagi Green as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#adb4c4 is the best complementary color to Phelps Putty. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c4bdad 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 #c4b1ad and #bfc4ad. Thus found on the left and right of #c4bdad on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Silk and Clay Ash colors as they work well with Phelps Putty.
The split-complementary Phelps Putty palette consists of #b1adc4 and #adbfc4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#adb4c4). Try Chatelle and Tower Gray colors in combination with #c4bdad, 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 #c4bdad 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 Phelps Putty. Thus Chatelle and Opal giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Phelps Putty contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cadet Blue, Spring Rain, and Lily split by 90° on the color wheel. #c4bdad 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. Phelps Putty tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#adb4c4) 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 #adc4bd and #c4adb4.
In a RGB color space, hex #c4bdad is made of 35% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Phelps Putty has a hue angle of 41.74°, a saturation of 16.31% and a lightness of 72.35%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c4bdad is made of 0% cyan, 2.74% magenta, 9.02% yellow and 23.14% black ink.
| HEX | #c4bdad |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(196,189,173) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 34%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 2.74, 9.02, 23.14 |
| HSL | hsl(41.74,16.31%,72.35%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(41.74,11.73%,76.86%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.7686,-0.3,8.9552) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.5054,51.1481,46.8512) |