Courtyard 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 | #37425b |
| Complementary Color | #a4aec8 |
| Color Shade: | orange (41.67° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 71.37% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Courtyard Color. The With the Grain 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 soft alternative called Taupe Tone (#ada090) for more calm effect. Try Shattell as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#a4aec8 is the best complementary color to Courtyard. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c8bda4 complementary color is Logan, 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 Coral Reef are #c8aba4 and #c1c8a4. Thus found on the left and right of #c8bda4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Rodeo Dust and Thistle Green colors as they work well with Courtyard.
The split-complementary Courtyard palette consists of #aba4c8 and #a4c1c8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a4aec8). Try Logan and Opal colors in combination with #c8bda4, 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 #c8bda4 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 Courtyard. Thus London Hue and Shadow Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Courtyard contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Logan, Spring Rain, and Lilac split by 90° on the color wheel. #c8bda4 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. Courtyard tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#a4aec8) and two others. The Shadow Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lily – 120° from the complementary Logan. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a4c8bd and #c8a4ae.
In a RGB color space, hex #c8bda4 is made of 36% red, 34% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Courtyard has a hue angle of 41.67°, a saturation of 24.66% and a lightness of 71.37%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c8bda4 is made of 0% cyan, 4.31% magenta, 14.12% yellow and 21.57% black ink.
| HEX | #c8bda4 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(200,189,164) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 34%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 4.31, 14.12, 21.57 |
| HSL | hsl(41.67,24.66%,71.37%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(41.67,18%,78.43%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.8935,-0.2556,14.0356) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.7179,51.3549,42.4667) |