Seagull Wail Color

#c7bda8

Seagull Wail 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 #384257
Complementary Color #a8b2c7
Color Shade: orange (40.65° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 71.96% (better contrasting with white)
Seagull Wail Color Sample
Seagull Wail Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #c7bda8

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Seagull Wail Color. The Pergament 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 Shattell (#b5a088) for more energetic effect. Try Taupe as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#a8b2c7 is the best complementary color to Seagull Wail. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c7bda8 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 #c7ada8 and #c1c7a8. Thus found on the left and right of #c7bda8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bison Hide and Rainee colors as they work well with Seagull Wail.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Seagull Wail palette consists of #ada8c7 and #a8c1c7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a8b2c7). Try Logan and Opal colors in combination with #c7bda8, 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 #c7bda8 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 Seagull Wail. Thus London Hue and Opal giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Seagull Wail contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cadet Blue, Spring Rain, and Lily split by 90° on the color wheel. #c7bda8 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. Seagull Wail tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#a8b2c7) and two others. The Opal 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 #a8c7bd and #c7a8b1.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #c7bda8 is made of 36% red, 34% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Seagull Wail has a hue angle of 40.65°, a saturation of 21.68% and a lightness of 71.96%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c7bda8 is made of 0% cyan, 3.92% magenta, 12.16% yellow and 21.96% black ink.

HEX #c7bda8
RGB Decimal rgb(199,189,168)
RGB Percentage 36%, 34%, 30%
CMYK 0, 3.92, 12.16, 21.96
HSL hsl(40.65,21.68%,71.96%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(40.65,15.58%,78.04%)
CIE-LAB lab(76.8993,-0.0047,11.8753)
XYZ xyz(48.8187,51.3645,44.3871)
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