California Stucco is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green
| Inverse Color | #3a5265 |
| Complementary Color | #9ab2c5 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (26.51° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 68.82% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to California Stucco Color. The Gould Gold color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Porch Swing Beige (#d2cabe) for more calm effect. Try Redend Point as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#9ab2c5 is the best complementary color to California Stucco. Cool cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c5ad9a complementary color is Nepal, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Rodeo Dust are #c59a9c and #c5c29a. Thus found on the left and right of #c5ad9a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Oriental Pink and Coral Reef colors as they work well with California Stucco.
The split-complementary California Stucco palette consists of #9a9cc5 and #9ac5c2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9ab2c5). Try Blue Bell and Shadow Green colors in combination with #c5ad9a, 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 #c5ad9a offers a combination of warm blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the California Stucco. Thus Logan and Shadow Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of California Stucco contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Nepal, Norway, and London Hue split by 90° on the color wheel. #c5ad9a square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. California Stucco tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#9ab2c5) 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 #9ac5ad and #c59ab2.
In a RGB color space, hex #c5ad9a is made of 38% red, 33% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode California Stucco has a hue angle of 26.51°, a saturation of 27.04% and a lightness of 68.82%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c5ad9a is made of 0% cyan, 9.41% magenta, 16.86% yellow and 22.75% black ink.
| HEX | #c5ad9a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(197,173,154) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 33%, 29% |
| CMYK | 0, 9.41, 16.86, 22.75 |
| HSL | hsl(26.51,27.04%,68.82%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(26.51,21.83%,77.25%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.289,5.6533,12.9425) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.8023,44.0906,36.7735) |