Ashen Color

#c9bfb2

Ashen 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 #36404d
Complementary Color #b2bbc9
Color Shade: orange (33.91° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 74.31% (better contrasting with white)
Ashen Color Sample
Ashen Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #c9bfb2

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Ashen Color. The Sand Trap 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 Adobe Straw (#c3a998) for more energetic effect. Try Coffee Diva as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#b2bbc9 is the best complementary color to Ashen. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c9bfb2 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 Ash are #c9b3b2 and #c7c9b2. Thus found on the left and right of #c9bfb2 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cold Turkey and Foggy Gray colors as they work well with Ashen.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Ashen palette consists of #b3b2c9 and #b2c7c9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b2bbc9). Try Cadet Blue and Submarine colors in combination with #c9bfb2, 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 #c9bfb2 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 Ashen. Thus Chatelle and Opal giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Ashen contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cadet Blue, Spring Rain, and Lily split by 90° on the color wheel. #c9bfb2 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. Ashen tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#b2bbc9) 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 #b2c9bf and #c9b2bc.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #c9bfb2 is made of 35% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Ashen has a hue angle of 33.91°, a saturation of 17.56% and a lightness of 74.31%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c9bfb2 is made of 0% cyan, 3.92% magenta, 9.02% yellow and 21.18% black ink.

HEX #c9bfb2
RGB Decimal rgb(201,191,178)
RGB Percentage 35%, 34%, 31%
CMYK 0, 3.92, 9.02, 21.18
HSL hsl(33.91,17.56%,74.31%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(33.91,11.44%,78.82%)
CIE-LAB lab(77.8121,1.284,7.8015)
XYZ xyz(50.7541,52.8935,49.6539)
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