Fireplace Kitten Color

#c5c9c7

Fireplace Kitten is pale, warm-toned shade of cool green. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with warm magenta, warm yellow or warm blue

Inverse Color #3a3638
Complementary Color #c9c5c7
Color Shade: cool green (150° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 78.04% (better contrasting with black)
Fireplace Kitten Color Sample
Fireplace Kitten Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #c5c9c7

If you're looking for a similar cool green shade, there are some better alternatives to Fireplace Kitten Color. The Cyprus Spring color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid green bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Fresh Eucalyptus (#adbcb4) for more energetic effect. Try Quietude as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#c9c5c7 is the best complementary color to Fireplace Kitten. Warm magenta shades generally complement the cool green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c5c9c7 complementary color is Pale Slate, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm green, cool green, and warm cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Pumice are #c5c9c5 and #c5c9c9. Thus found on the left and right of #c5c9c7 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pumice and Silver Sand colors as they work well with Fireplace Kitten.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Fireplace Kitten palette consists of #c9c5c5 and #c9c5c9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c9c5c7). Try Silver and Pale Slate colors in combination with #c5c9c7, 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 #c5c9c7 offers a combination of warm red and warm blue shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Fireplace Kitten. Thus Cloud and French Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Fireplace Kitten contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pale Slate, French Gray, and Gray Nickel split by 90° on the color wheel. #c5c9c7 square combo is a palette of cool green, cool blue, warm magenta and warm yellow 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. Fireplace Kitten tetradic combo consists of warm magenta complementary color (#c9c5c7) and two others. The French Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Kangaroo – 120° from the complementary Pale Slate. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c7c5c9 and #c7c9c5.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #c5c9c7 is made of 33% red, 34% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Fireplace Kitten has a hue angle of 150°, a saturation of 3.57% and a lightness of 78.04%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c5c9c7 is made of 1.57% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.78% yellow and 21.18% black ink.

HEX #c5c9c7
RGB Decimal rgb(197,201,199)
RGB Percentage 33%, 34%, 33%
CMYK 1.57, 0, 0.78, 21.18
HSL hsl(150,3.57%,78.04%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(150,1.99%,78.82%)
CIE-LAB lab(80.6091,-1.7377,0.5077)
XYZ xyz(54.2214,57.7671,62.3252)
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