Pavestone 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 | #363b45 |
| Complementary Color | #babec9 |
| Color Shade: | orange (40° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 75.88% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Pavestone Color. The Flax Fibre Grey 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 Flour Sack (#b9b297) for more energetic effect. Try Delicate Honeysweet as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#babec9 is the best complementary color to Pavestone. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c9c4ba complementary color is French Gray, 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 #c9bcba and #c6c9ba. Thus found on the left and right of #c9c4ba on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Silver Rust and Kangaroo colors as they work well with Pavestone.
The split-complementary Pavestone palette consists of #bcbac9 and #bac6c9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#babec9). Try Gray Suit and Submarine colors in combination with #c9c4ba, 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 #c9c4ba 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 Pavestone. Thus Chatelle and Powder Ash giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Pavestone contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary French Gray, Powder Ash, and Pale Slate split by 90° on the color wheel. #c9c4ba 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. Pavestone tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#babec9) and two others. The Powder Ash is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cold Turkey – 120° from the complementary French Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #bac9c4 and #c9babe.
In a RGB color space, hex #c9c4ba is made of 34% red, 34% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Pavestone has a hue angle of 40°, a saturation of 12.2% and a lightness of 75.88%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c9c4ba is made of 0% cyan, 1.96% magenta, 5.88% yellow and 21.18% black ink.
| HEX | #c9c4ba |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(201,196,186) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 34%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 1.96, 5.88, 21.18 |
| HSL | hsl(40,12.2%,75.88%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(40,7.46%,78.82%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.2955,-0.0162,5.6234) |
| XYZ | xyz(52.6902,55.4425,54.3788) |