Puddle Color

#c8b69e

Puddle 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 #374961
Complementary Color #9eafc7
Color Shade: orange (34.29° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 70.2% (better contrasting with white)
Puddle Color Sample
Puddle Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #c8b69e

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Puddle Color. The Tan Plan 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 Retributor Armour Metal (#c39e81) for more energetic effect. Try Cavern Clay as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#9eafc7 is the best complementary color to Puddle. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c8b69e complementary color is Rock 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 Rodeo Dust are #c7a19e and #c4c79e. Thus found on the left and right of #c8b69e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Oriental Pink and Thistle Green colors as they work well with Puddle.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Puddle palette consists of #a19ec7 and #9ec4c7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9eafc7). Try Logan and Shadow Green colors in combination with #c8b69e, 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 #c8b69e 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 Puddle. Thus London Hue and Shadow Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Puddle contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Rock Blue, Spring Rain, and Lilac split by 90° on the color wheel. #c8b69e 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. Puddle tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#9eafc7) and two others. The Shadow Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lily – 120° from the complementary Rock Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9ec7b5 and #c79eaf.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #c8b69e is made of 37% red, 34% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Puddle has a hue angle of 34.29°, a saturation of 27.63% and a lightness of 70.2%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c8b69e is made of 0% cyan, 7.06% magenta, 16.47% yellow and 21.57% black ink.

HEX #c8b69e
RGB Decimal rgb(200,182,158)
RGB Percentage 37%, 34%, 29%
CMYK 0, 7.06, 16.47, 21.57
HSL hsl(34.29,27.63%,70.2%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(34.29,21%,78.43%)
CIE-LAB lab(74.9533,2.5577,14.5503)
XYZ xyz(46.7189,48.2039,39.1897)
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