Paving Stones is pale, warm-toned shade of mid yellow. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with mid blue, red magenta or mid cyan
| Inverse Color | #34333b |
| Complementary Color | #c5c4cc |
| Color Shade: | mid yellow (67.5° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 78.43% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Paving Stones Color. The Steam Engine color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Softened Green (#bbbca7) for more energetic effect. Try Jungle Moss as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#c5c4cc is the best complementary color to Paving Stones. Mid blue shades generally complement the mid yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #cbccc4 complementary color is French Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of orange, mid yellow, and yellow green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Celeste are #ccc9c4 and #c7ccc4. Thus found on the left and right of #cbccc4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cloud and Kangaroo colors as they work well with Paving Stones.
The split-complementary Paving Stones palette consists of #c9c4cc and #c4c7cc colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c5c4cc). Try Gray Suit and French Gray colors in combination with #cbccc4, 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 #cbccc4 offers a combination of mid magenta and mid cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Paving Stones. Thus Pale Slate and Submarine giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Paving Stones contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary French Gray, Powder Ash, and Pale Slate split by 90° on the color wheel. #cbccc4 square combo is a palette of mid yellow, green cyan, mid blue and red magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Paving Stones tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#c5c4cc) and two others. The Submarine is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Silver Rust – 120° from the complementary French Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c4cbcc and #ccc5c4.
In a RGB color space, hex #cbccc4 is made of 34% red, 34% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Paving Stones has a hue angle of 67.5°, a saturation of 7.27% and a lightness of 78.43%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cbccc4 is made of 0.39% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.14% yellow and 20% black ink.
| HEX | #cbccc4 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(203,204,196) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 34%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0.39, 0, 3.14, 20 |
| HSL | hsl(67.5,7.27%,78.43%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(67.5,3.92%,80%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.7663,-1.7781,3.8514) |
| XYZ | xyz(56.1853,59.8678,60.8189) |