Cloud 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 | #383b40 |
| Complementary Color | #bfc2c6 |
| Color Shade: | orange (37.5° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 76.47% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Cloud Color. The Tungsten 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 Saturn Grey (#b8b19f) for more energetic effect. Try Silk as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#bfc2c6 is the best complementary color to Cloud. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c7c4bf complementary color is Silver Sand, 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 Cloud are #c6c0bf and #c5c6bf. Thus found on the left and right of #c7c4bf on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Silver and Mist Gray colors as they work well with Cloud.
The split-complementary Cloud palette consists of #c0bfc6 and #bfc5c6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#bfc2c6). Try French Gray and Silver Sand colors in combination with #c7c4bf, 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 #c7c4bf 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 Cloud. Thus French Gray and Powder Ash giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cloud contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Silver Sand, Pumice, and Pale Slate split by 90° on the color wheel. #c7c4bf 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. Cloud tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#bfc2c6) and two others. The Powder Ash is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pale Slate – 120° from the complementary Silver Sand. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #bfc6c3 and #c6bfc2.
In a RGB color space, hex #c7c4bf is made of 34% red, 33% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Cloud has a hue angle of 37.5°, a saturation of 6.67% and a lightness of 76.47%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c7c4bf is made of 0% cyan, 1.18% magenta, 3.14% yellow and 21.96% black ink.
| HEX | #c7c4bf |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(199,196,191) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 33%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0, 1.18, 3.14, 21.96 |
| HSL | hsl(37.5,6.67%,76.47%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(37.5,4.02%,78.04%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.2617,0.1473,2.8645) |
| XYZ | xyz(52.6971,55.3836,57.2029) |