Colonnade Stone Color

#c6c0b6

Colonnade Stone 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 #393f49
Complementary Color #b6bcc6
Color Shade: orange (37.5° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 74.51% (better contrasting with white)
Colonnade Stone Color Sample
Colonnade Stone Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #c6c0b6

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Colonnade Stone Color. The Humus 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 El Capitan (#b7a696) for more energetic effect. Try Smoky Beige as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#b6bcc6 is the best complementary color to Colonnade Stone. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c6c0b6 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 Ash are #c6b8b6 and #c4c6b6. Thus found on the left and right of #c6c0b6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Silver Rust and Kangaroo colors as they work well with Colonnade Stone.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Colonnade Stone palette consists of #b8b6c6 and #b6c4c6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b6bcc6). Try Gray Suit and Submarine colors in combination with #c6c0b6, 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 #c6c0b6 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 Colonnade Stone. Thus Chatelle and Powder Ash giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Colonnade Stone contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cadet Blue, Powder Ash, and Lily split by 90° on the color wheel. #c6c0b6 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. Colonnade Stone tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#b6bcc6) and two others. The Powder Ash is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pink Swan – 120° from the complementary Cadet Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b6c6c0 and #c6b6bb.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #c6c0b6 is made of 35% red, 34% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Colonnade Stone has a hue angle of 37.5°, a saturation of 12.31% and a lightness of 74.51%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c6c0b6 is made of 0% cyan, 2.36% magenta, 6.28% yellow and 22.35% black ink.

HEX #c6c0b6
RGB Decimal rgb(198,192,182)
RGB Percentage 35%, 34%, 32%
CMYK 0, 2.36, 6.28, 22.35
HSL hsl(37.5,12.31%,74.51%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(37.5,8.08%,77.65%)
CIE-LAB lab(77.9236,0.3436,5.7711)
XYZ xyz(50.5818,53.0824,51.836)
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