Granitine is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, warm magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #3a3b3e |
| Complementary Color | #c1c2c4 |
| Color Shade: | orange (45° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 76.47% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Granitine Color. The Light Sage color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Greyhound (#b2aca2) for more energetic effect. Try Wells Grey as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#c1c2c4 is the best complementary color to Granitine. Blue cyan shades generally complement the warm yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c5c4c1 complementary color is Silver Sand, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Cloud are #c4c2c1 and #c3c4c1. Thus found on the left and right of #c5c4c1 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Silver and Gray Nickel colors as they work well with Granitine.
The split-complementary Granitine palette consists of #c2c1c4 and #c1c3c4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c1c2c4). Try French Gray and Silver Sand colors in combination with #c5c4c1, 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 #c5c4c1 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 Granitine. Thus French Gray and Pumice giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Granitine contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Silver Sand, Pumice, and Pale Slate split by 90° on the color wheel. #c5c4c1 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, blue cyan and warm magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Granitine tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#c1c2c4) and two others. The Pumice is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pale Slate – 120° from the complementary Silver Sand. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c1c4c3 and #c4c1c2.
In a RGB color space, hex #c5c4c1 is made of 34% red, 33% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Granitine has a hue angle of 45°, a saturation of 3.33% and a lightness of 76.47%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c5c4c1 is made of 0% cyan, 0.39% magenta, 1.56% yellow and 22.75% black ink.
| HEX | #c5c4c1 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(197,196,193) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 33%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0, 0.39, 1.56, 22.75 |
| HSL | hsl(45,3.33%,76.47%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(45,2.03%,77.25%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.1566,-0.1951,1.6158) |
| XYZ | xyz(52.3915,55.2004,58.3455) |