Rippled Rock Color

#c4c5bc

Rippled Rock is pale, warm-toned shade of mid yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid blue, red magenta or mid cyan

Inverse Color #3b3a43
Complementary Color #bdbcc4
Color Shade: mid yellow (66.67° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 75.49% (better contrasting with white)
Rippled Rock Color Sample
Rippled Rock Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #c4c5bc

If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Rippled Rock Color. The Cool Granite color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Environmental (#b1b5a0) for more energetic effect. Try Bombay as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#bdbcc4 is the best complementary color to Rippled Rock. Mid blue shades generally complement the mid yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c4c5bc complementary color is French Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of orange, mid yellow, and yellow green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Mist Gray are #c4c1bc and #bfc4bc. Thus found on the left and right of #c4c5bc on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cloud and Green Spring colors as they work well with Rippled Rock.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Rippled Rock palette consists of #c1bcc4 and #bcbfc4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#bdbcc4). Try Chatelle and French Gray colors in combination with #c4c5bc, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #c4c5bc offers a combination of mid magenta and mid cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Rippled Rock. Thus Pale Slate and Silver Sand giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Rippled Rock contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary French Gray, Powder Ash, and Pale Slate split by 90° on the color wheel. #c4c5bc square combo is a palette of mid yellow, green cyan, mid blue and red magenta shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Rippled Rock tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#bdbcc4) and two others. The Silver Sand is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Silver Rust – 120° from the complementary French Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #bcc3c4 and #c4bdbc.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #c4c5bc is made of 34% red, 34% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Rippled Rock has a hue angle of 66.67°, a saturation of 7.2% and a lightness of 75.49%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c4c5bc is made of 0.39% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.52% yellow and 22.75% black ink.

HEX #c4c5bc
RGB Decimal rgb(196,197,188)
RGB Percentage 34%, 34%, 32%
CMYK 0.39, 0, 3.52, 22.75
HSL hsl(66.67,7.2%,75.49%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(66.67,4.57%,77.25%)
CIE-LAB lab(79.2132,-1.9663,4.3791)
XYZ xyz(51.8083,55.2991,55.5202)
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