Whisper Ridge 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 | #363c4a |
| Complementary Color | #b5bbc9 |
| Color Shade: | orange (42° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 74.9% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Whisper Ridge Color. The Antler Velvet 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 White Pepper (#b6a893) for more energetic effect. Try Universal Khaki as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#b5bbc9 is the best complementary color to Whisper Ridge. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c9c3b5 complementary color is Cadet Blue, 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 Ash are #c9b9b5 and #c5c9b5. Thus found on the left and right of #c9c3b5 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cold Turkey and Foggy Gray colors as they work well with Whisper Ridge.
The split-complementary Whisper Ridge palette consists of #b9b5c9 and #b5c5c9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b5bbc9). Try Gray Suit and Submarine colors in combination with #c9c3b5, 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 #c9c3b5 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 Whisper Ridge. Thus Chatelle and Powder Ash giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Whisper Ridge contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cadet Blue, Powder Ash, and Lily split by 90° on the color wheel. #c9c3b5 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. Whisper Ridge tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#b5bbc9) and two others. The Powder Ash is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cold Turkey – 120° from the complementary Cadet Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b5c9c3 and #c9b5bb.
In a RGB color space, hex #c9c3b5 is made of 35% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Whisper Ridge has a hue angle of 42°, a saturation of 15.63% and a lightness of 74.9%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c9c3b5 is made of 0% cyan, 2.35% magenta, 7.84% yellow and 21.18% black ink.
| HEX | #c9c3b5 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(201,195,181) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 34%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 2.35, 7.84, 21.18 |
| HSL | hsl(42,15.63%,74.9%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(42,9.95%,78.82%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.9166,-0.3341,7.7681) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.943,54.7839,51.5527) |