Hideaway Color

#c8c0aa

Hideaway is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, warm magenta or green cyan

Inverse Color #373f55
Complementary Color #aab2c8
Color Shade: orange (44° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 72.55% (better contrasting with white)
Hideaway Color Sample
Hideaway Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #c8c0aa

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Hideaway Color. The Harvest Brown 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 Flaxen Field (#bba684) for more energetic effect. Try Desert Grey as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#aab2c8 is the best complementary color to Hideaway. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c8c0aa 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 #c8b1aa and #c1c8aa. Thus found on the left and right of #c8c0aa on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bison Hide and Rainee colors as they work well with Hideaway.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Hideaway palette consists of #b1aac8 and #aac1c8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#aab2c8). Try Logan and Opal colors in combination with #c8c0aa, 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 #c8c0aa 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 Hideaway. Thus London Hue and Opal giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Hideaway contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cadet Blue, Spring Rain, and Lily split by 90° on the color wheel. #c8c0aa square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and warm 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. Hideaway tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#aab2c8) 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 #aac8c0 and #c8aab2.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #c8c0aa is made of 36% red, 34% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Hideaway has a hue angle of 44°, a saturation of 21.43% and a lightness of 72.55%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c8c0aa is made of 0% cyan, 3.14% magenta, 11.76% yellow and 21.57% black ink.

HEX #c8c0aa
RGB Decimal rgb(200,192,170)
RGB Percentage 36%, 34%, 30%
CMYK 0, 3.14, 11.76, 21.57
HSL hsl(44,21.43%,72.55%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(44,15%,78.43%)
CIE-LAB lab(77.8046,-0.9056,12.0912)
XYZ xyz(49.9248,52.8809,45.6059)
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