Castle Path 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 | #3a4555 |
| Complementary Color | #aab4c5 |
| Color Shade: | orange (35.56° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 71.96% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Castle Path Color. The Craft Brown 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 Cup of Cocoa (#baa087) for more energetic effect. Try Baked Potato as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#aab4c5 is the best complementary color to Castle Path. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c5baaa 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 #c5acaa and #c2c5aa. Thus found on the left and right of #c5baaa on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cold Turkey and Foggy Gray colors as they work well with Castle Path.
The split-complementary Castle Path palette consists of #acaac5 and #aac2c5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#aab4c5). Try Cadet Blue and Opal colors in combination with #c5baaa, 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 #c5baaa 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 Castle Path. Thus London Hue and Opal giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Castle Path contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cadet Blue, Spring Rain, and Lily split by 90° on the color wheel. #c5baaa 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. Castle Path tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#aab4c5) and two others. The Opal is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lily – 120° from the complementary Cadet Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #aac5ba and #c5aab4.
In a RGB color space, hex #c5baaa is made of 36% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Castle Path has a hue angle of 35.56°, a saturation of 18.88% and a lightness of 71.96%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c5baaa is made of 0% cyan, 4.31% magenta, 10.58% yellow and 22.75% black ink.
| HEX | #c5baaa |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(197,186,170) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 34%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 4.31, 10.58, 22.75 |
| HSL | hsl(35.56,18.88%,71.96%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(35.56,13.71%,77.25%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.0019,1.1708,9.496) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.8406,49.8904,45.1386) |