Ground Fog Color

#cfcbc4

Ground Fog 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 #30343b
Complementary Color #c4c8cf
Color Shade: orange (38.18° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 79.02% (better contrasting with black)
Ground Fog Color Sample
Ground Fog Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #cfcbc4

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Ground Fog Color. The Heavy Warm Grey 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 Dusty Trail Rider (#c3b9a6) for more energetic effect. Try Grassland as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#c4c8cf is the best complementary color to Ground Fog. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #cfcbc4 complementary color is Ghost, 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 Swirl are #cfc5c4 and #cdcfc4. Thus found on the left and right of #cfcbc4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Silver Rust and Celeste colors as they work well with Ground Fog.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Ground Fog palette consists of #c5c4cf and #c4cdcf colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c4c8cf). Try Gray Suit and Tiara colors in combination with #cfcbc4, 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 #cfcbc4 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 Ground Fog. Thus Gray Suit and Powder Ash giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Ground Fog contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Ghost, Pumice, and Pale Slate split by 90° on the color wheel. #cfcbc4 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. Ground Fog tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#c4c8cf) and two others. The Powder Ash is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pale Slate – 120° from the complementary Ghost. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c4cfcb and #cfc4c8.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #cfcbc4 is made of 34% red, 33% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Ground Fog has a hue angle of 38.18°, a saturation of 10.28% and a lightness of 79.02%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cfcbc4 is made of 0% cyan, 1.57% magenta, 4.32% yellow and 18.82% black ink.

HEX #cfcbc4
RGB Decimal rgb(207,203,196)
RGB Percentage 34%, 33%, 32%
CMYK 0, 1.57, 4.32, 18.82
HSL hsl(38.18,10.28%,79.02%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(38.18,5.31%,81.18%)
CIE-LAB lab(81.818,0.1455,3.9652)
XYZ xyz(57.0519,59.9628,60.7916)
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