Storm's Coming Color

#cfc9bc

Storm's Coming 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 #303643
Complementary Color #bcc2cf
Color Shade: orange (41.05° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 77.45% (better contrasting with black)
Storm's Coming Color Sample
Storm's Coming Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #cfc9bc

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Storm's Coming Color. The Distant Valley 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 Warm Neutral (#c1b19d) for more energetic effect. Try Barcelona Beige as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#bcc2cf is the best complementary color to Storm's Coming. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #cfc9bc 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 Foggy Gray are #cfbfbc and #cbcfbc. Thus found on the left and right of #cfc9bc on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cold Turkey and Foggy Gray colors as they work well with Storm's Coming.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Storm's Coming palette consists of #bfbccf and #bccbcf colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#bcc2cf). Try Gray Suit and Loblolly colors in combination with #cfc9bc, 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 #cfc9bc 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 Storm's Coming. Thus Chatelle and Tiara giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Storm's Coming contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Heather, Powder Ash, and Maverick split by 90° on the color wheel. #cfc9bc 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. Storm's Coming tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#bcc2cf) and two others. The Tiara is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cold Turkey – 120° from the complementary Heather. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #bccfc9 and #cfbcc2.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #cfc9bc is made of 35% red, 34% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Storm's Coming has a hue angle of 41.05°, a saturation of 16.52% and a lightness of 77.45%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cfc9bc is made of 0% cyan, 2.36% magenta, 7.45% yellow and 18.82% black ink.

HEX #cfc9bc
RGB Decimal rgb(207,201,188)
RGB Percentage 35%, 34%, 32%
CMYK 0, 2.36, 7.45, 18.82
HSL hsl(41.05,16.52%,77.45%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(41.05,9.18%,81.18%)
CIE-LAB lab(81.1096,-0.1696,7.2223)
XYZ xyz(55.6959,58.6695,55.9658)
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