Sequoia Fog Color

#c5bbaf

Sequoia 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 #3a4450
Complementary Color #afb9c5
Color Shade: orange (32.73° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 72.94% (better contrasting with white)
Sequoia Fog Color Sample
Sequoia Fog Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #c5bbaf

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Sequoia Fog Color. The Sesame 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 Mocha Foam (#bba28e) for more energetic effect. Try Trusty Tan as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#afb9c5 is the best complementary color to Sequoia 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 #c5bbaf complementary color is Cadet Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Tea are #c5b0af and #c4c5af. Thus found on the left and right of #c5bbaf on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cold Turkey and Foggy Gray colors as they work well with Sequoia Fog.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Sequoia Fog palette consists of #afafc5 and #afc4c5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#afb9c5). Try Cadet Blue and Tower Gray colors in combination with #c5bbaf, 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 #c5bbaf 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 Sequoia Fog. Thus Chatelle and Opal giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Sequoia Fog contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cadet Blue, Spring Rain, and Lily split by 90° on the color wheel. #c5bbaf square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid 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. Sequoia Fog tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#afb9c5) 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 #afc5bb and #c5afb9.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #c5bbaf is made of 35% red, 33% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Sequoia Fog has a hue angle of 32.73°, a saturation of 15.94% and a lightness of 72.94%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c5bbaf is made of 0% cyan, 3.92% magenta, 8.62% yellow and 22.75% black ink.

HEX #c5bbaf
RGB Decimal rgb(197,187,175)
RGB Percentage 35%, 33%, 31%
CMYK 0, 3.92, 8.62, 22.75
HSL hsl(32.73,15.94%,72.94%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(32.73,11.17%,77.25%)
CIE-LAB lab(76.3789,1.459,7.3258)
XYZ xyz(48.5341,50.5061,47.7481)
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