Scenic Path Color

#cec5b4

Scenic Path 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 #313a4b
Complementary Color #b3bdce
Color Shade: orange (39.23° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 75.69% (better contrasting with white)
Scenic Path Color Sample
Scenic Path Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #cec5b4

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Scenic Path Color. The Papyrus Map 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 Runelord Brass (#b6a89a) for more calm effect. Try Cocoa Froth as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#b3bdce is the best complementary color to Scenic Path. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #cec5b4 complementary color is Heather, 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 Soft Amber are #ceb8b3 and #caceb3. Thus found on the left and right of #cec5b4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cold Turkey and Coriander colors as they work well with Scenic Path.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Scenic Path palette consists of #b7b3ce and #b3cace colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b3bdce). Try Lavender Gray and Jungle Mist colors in combination with #cec5b4, 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 #cec5b4 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 Scenic Path. Thus London Hue and Jet Stream giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Scenic Path contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Heather, Spring Rain, and Lily split by 90° on the color wheel. #cec5b4 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. Scenic Path tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#b3bdce) and two others. The Jet Stream is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lily – 120° from the complementary Heather. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b3cec5 and #ceb3bc.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #cec5b4 is made of 35% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Scenic Path has a hue angle of 39.23°, a saturation of 20.97% and a lightness of 75.69%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cec5b4 is made of 0% cyan, 3.53% magenta, 10.19% yellow and 19.22% black ink.

HEX #cec5b4
RGB Decimal rgb(206,197,180)
RGB Percentage 35%, 34%, 31%
CMYK 0, 3.53, 10.19, 19.22
HSL hsl(39.23,20.97%,75.69%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(39.23,12.62%,80.78%)
CIE-LAB lab(79.8124,0.2555,9.64)
XYZ xyz(53.6581,56.3496,51.2285)
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