Winding Path Color

#c6bba2

Winding 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 #39445d
Complementary Color #a2acc5
Color Shade: orange (41.67° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 70.59% (better contrasting with white)
Winding Path Color Sample
Winding Path Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #c6bba2

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Winding Path Color. The Shattell color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Craft Brown (#b7a083) for more energetic effect. Try Modern History as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#a2acc5 is the best complementary color to Winding 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 #c6bba2 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 Coral Reef are #c5a8a2 and #bfc5a2. Thus found on the left and right of #c6bba2 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Rodeo Dust and Thistle Green colors as they work well with Winding Path.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Winding Path palette consists of #a9a2c5 and #a2bfc5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a2acc5). Try Logan and Opal colors in combination with #c6bba2, 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 #c6bba2 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 Winding Path. Thus London Hue and Shadow Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Winding Path contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cadet Blue, Spring Rain, and Lilac split by 90° on the color wheel. #c6bba2 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. Winding Path tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#a2acc5) and two others. The Shadow Green 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 #a2c5bb and #c5a2ac.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #c6bba2 is made of 36% red, 34% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Winding Path has a hue angle of 41.67°, a saturation of 24% and a lightness of 70.59%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c6bba2 is made of 0% cyan, 4.32% magenta, 14.12% yellow and 22.35% black ink.

HEX #c6bba2
RGB Decimal rgb(198,187,162)
RGB Percentage 36%, 34%, 30%
CMYK 0, 4.32, 14.12, 22.35
HSL hsl(41.67,24%,70.59%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(41.67,18.18%,77.65%)
CIE-LAB lab(76.1643,-0.2509,14.0642)
XYZ xyz(47.5806,50.155,41.3555)
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