Middlestone 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 | #38547b |
| Complementary Color | #84a0c7 |
| Color Shade: | orange (34.93° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 64.9% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Middlestone Color. The Tan-Gent 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 Bosc Pear (#c09056) for more energetic effect. Try Presidio Plaza as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#84a0c7 is the best complementary color to Middlestone. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c7ab84 complementary color is Polo Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Sorrell Brown are #c78984 and #c1c784. Thus found on the left and right of #c7ab84 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Old Rose and Pine Glade colors as they work well with Middlestone.
The split-complementary Middlestone palette consists of #8984c7 and #84c1c7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#84a0c7). Try Blue Bell and Half Baked colors in combination with #c7ab84, 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 #c7ab84 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 Middlestone. Thus East Side and Vista Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Middlestone contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Polo Blue, De York, and Viola split by 90° on the color wheel. #c7ab84 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Middlestone tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#84a0c7) and two others. The Vista Blue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Puce – 120° from the complementary Polo Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #84c7ab and #c784a0.
In a RGB color space, hex #c7ab84 is made of 40% red, 34% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Middlestone has a hue angle of 34.93°, a saturation of 37.43% and a lightness of 64.9%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c7ab84 is made of 0% cyan, 10.98% magenta, 26.28% yellow and 21.96% black ink.
| HEX | #c7ab84 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(199,171,132) |
| RGB Percentage | 40%, 34%, 26% |
| CMYK | 0, 10.98, 26.28, 21.96 |
| HSL | hsl(34.93,37.43%,64.9%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(34.93,33.67%,78.04%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.5101,4.4868,23.8655) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.281,42.9339,27.8884) |