Cool Slate 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 | #2f333a |
Complementary Color | #c5c9d0 |
Color Shade: | orange (38.18° hue) |
Color Temperature: | warm |
Lightness: | 79.41% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Cool Slate 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.
#c5c9d0 is the best complementary color to Cool Slate. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #d0ccc5 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 #d0c6c5 and #ced0c5. Thus found on the left and right of #d0ccc5 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Silver Rust and Celeste colors as they work well with Cool Slate.
The split-complementary Cool Slate palette consists of #c6c5d0 and #c5ced0 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c5c9d0). Try Gray Suit and Tiara colors in combination with #d0ccc5, 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 #d0ccc5 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 Cool Slate. Thus Gray Suit and Powder Ash giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cool Slate contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Ghost, Pumice, and Pale Slate split by 90° on the color wheel. #d0ccc5 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. Cool Slate tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#c5c9d0) 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 #c5d0cc and #d0c5c9.
In a RGB color space, hex #d0ccc5 is made of 34% red, 33% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Cool Slate has a hue angle of 38.18°, a saturation of 10.48% and a lightness of 79.41%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d0ccc5 is made of 0% cyan, 1.57% magenta, 4.32% yellow and 18.43% black ink.
HEX | #d0ccc5 |
RGB Decimal | rgb(208,204,197) |
RGB Percentage | 34%, 33%, 32% |
CMYK | 0, 1.57, 4.32, 18.43 |
HSL | hsl(38.18,10.48%,79.41%) |
HSV (or HSB) | hsv(38.18,5.29%,81.57%) |
CIE-LAB | lab(82.1777,0.1452,3.9615) |
XYZ | xyz(57.6833,60.6268,61.4852) |