Moth Wing Color

#ccbca9

Moth Wing 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 #334356
Complementary Color #a9b9cc
Color Shade: orange (32.57° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 73.14% (better contrasting with white)
Moth Wing Color Sample
Moth Wing Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ccbca9

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Moth Wing Color. The Owl Manner Malt 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 soft alternative called Net Worker (#b6a194) for more calm effect. Try Trusty Tan as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#a9b9cc is the best complementary color to Moth Wing. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ccbca9 complementary color is Casper, 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 #ccaaa9 and #cacca9. Thus found on the left and right of #ccbca9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Clam Shell and Thistle Green colors as they work well with Moth Wing.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Moth Wing palette consists of #aaa9cc and #a9cacc colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a9b9cc). Try Logan and Jungle Mist colors in combination with #ccbca9, 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 #ccbca9 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 Moth Wing. Thus London Hue and Gum Leaf giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Moth Wing contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Casper, Spring Rain, and Lilac split by 90° on the color wheel. #ccbca9 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. Moth Wing tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#a9b9cc) and two others. The Gum Leaf is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lily – 120° from the complementary Casper. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a9ccbc and #cca9b9.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ccbca9 is made of 36% red, 34% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Moth Wing has a hue angle of 32.57°, a saturation of 25.55% and a lightness of 73.14%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ccbca9 is made of 0% cyan, 6.27% magenta, 13.73% yellow and 20% black ink.

HEX #ccbca9
RGB Decimal rgb(204,188,169)
RGB Percentage 36%, 34%, 30%
CMYK 0, 6.27, 13.73, 20
HSL hsl(32.57,25.55%,73.14%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(32.57,17.16%,80%)
CIE-LAB lab(77.0821,2.5363,11.6532)
XYZ xyz(50.0465,51.6684,44.8714)
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