San Francisco Fog 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 | #3b3d43 |
| Complementary Color | #bcbec3 |
| Color Shade: | orange (45° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 75.29% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to San Francisco Fog Color. The Saturn Grey 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 Tana (#b8b5a1) for more energetic effect. Try Stone Walkway as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#bcbec3 is the best complementary color to San Francisco Fog. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c4c2bc complementary color is French Gray, 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 Cloud are #c3bdbc and #c2c3bc. Thus found on the left and right of #c4c2bc on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Silver and Gray Nickel colors as they work well with San Francisco Fog.
The split-complementary San Francisco Fog palette consists of #bdbcc3 and #bcc2c3 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 #c4c2bc, 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 #c4c2bc 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 San Francisco Fog. Thus Chatelle and Powder Ash giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of San Francisco Fog contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary French Gray, Pumice, and Pale Slate split by 90° on the color wheel. #c4c2bc 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. San Francisco Fog 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 #c4c2bc is made of 34% red, 34% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode San Francisco Fog has a hue angle of 45°, a saturation of 6.35% and a lightness of 75.29%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c4c2bc is made of 0% cyan, 0.78% magenta, 3.13% yellow and 23.14% black ink.
| HEX | #c4c2bc |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(196,194,188) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 34%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0, 0.78, 3.13, 23.14 |
| HSL | hsl(45,6.35%,75.29%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(45,4.08%,76.86%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.4327,-0.3819,3.2493) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.1338,53.9502,55.2953) |