Skipping Stone Color

#d0cbb6

Skipping Stone is pale, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, warm magenta or warm cyan

Inverse Color #2f3449
Complementary Color #b6bbcf
Color Shade: warm yellow (48.46° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 76.47% (better contrasting with black)
Skipping Stone Color Sample
Skipping Stone Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #d0cbb6

If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Skipping Stone Color. The Townhouse Taupe color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Eider White (#e1ded7) for more calm effect. Try Shagreen as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#b6bbcf is the best complementary color to Skipping Stone. Cool blue shades generally complement the warm yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #d0cbb6 complementary color is Heather, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Sisal are #cfbdb6 and #c8cfb6. Thus found on the left and right of #d0cbb6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cold Turkey and Coriander colors as they work well with Skipping Stone.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Skipping Stone palette consists of #beb6cf and #b6c8cf colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b6bbcf). Try Chatelle and Heather colors in combination with #d0cbb6, 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 #d0cbb6 offers a combination of cool magenta and warm cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Skipping Stone. Thus London Hue and Jet Stream giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Skipping Stone contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Heather, Gum Leaf, and Lily split by 90° on the color wheel. #d0cbb6 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm 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. Skipping Stone tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#b6bbcf) and two others. The Jet Stream 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 #b6cfcb and #cfb6bb.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #d0cbb6 is made of 35% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Skipping Stone has a hue angle of 48.46°, a saturation of 21.67% and a lightness of 76.47%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d0cbb6 is made of 0% cyan, 1.96% magenta, 10.2% yellow and 18.43% black ink.

HEX #d0cbb6
RGB Decimal rgb(208,203,182)
RGB Percentage 35%, 34%, 31%
CMYK 0, 1.96, 10.2, 18.43
HSL hsl(48.46,21.67%,76.47%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(48.46,12.5%,81.57%)
CIE-LAB lab(81.5652,-1.8431,11.0886)
XYZ xyz(55.8119,59.4992,52.7989)
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