Winter Haze is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #31363e |
| Complementary Color | #c1c6ce |
| Color Shade: | orange (36.92° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 78.24% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Winter Haze Color. The Balanced Beige 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 Roman Ruins (#c0b5a0) for more energetic effect. Try Pigeon Grey as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#c1c6ce is the best complementary color to Winter Haze. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #cec9c1 complementary color is Ghost, 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 Swirl are #cec2c1 and #cccec1. Thus found on the left and right of #cec9c1 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Silver Rust and Kangaroo colors as they work well with Winter Haze.
The split-complementary Winter Haze palette consists of #c2c1ce and #c1ccce colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c1c6ce). Try Gray Suit and Submarine colors in combination with #cec9c1, 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 #cec9c1 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 Winter Haze. Thus Gray Suit and Powder Ash giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Winter Haze contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Ghost, Pumice, and Pale Slate split by 90° on the color wheel. #cec9c1 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. Winter Haze tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#c1c6ce) and two others. The Powder Ash is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cold Turkey – 120° from the complementary Ghost. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c1cec9 and #cec1c5.
In a RGB color space, hex #cec9c1 is made of 34% red, 34% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Winter Haze has a hue angle of 36.92°, a saturation of 11.71% and a lightness of 78.24%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cec9c1 is made of 0% cyan, 1.96% magenta, 5.09% yellow and 19.22% black ink.
| HEX | #cec9c1 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(206,201,193) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 34%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 1.96, 5.09, 19.22 |
| HSL | hsl(36.92,11.71%,78.24%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(36.92,6.31%,80.78%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.1514,0.3252,4.5963) |
| XYZ | xyz(55.9659,58.7454,58.8413) |