Ancient Marble 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 | #2e3346 |
| Complementary Color | #b8bdd1 |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (47.5° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 77.25% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Ancient Marble Color. The Nomad 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 Abalone Shell (#e1ded9) for more calm effect. Try House Martin Eggs as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#b8bdd1 is the best complementary color to Ancient Marble. 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 #d1ccb9 complementary color is Heather, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
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 #d1c0b8 and #c9d1b8. Thus found on the left and right of #d1ccb9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Soft Amber and Coriander colors as they work well with Ancient Marble.
The split-complementary Ancient Marble palette consists of #bfb8d1 and #b8c9d1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b8bdd1). Try Lavender Gray and Heather colors in combination with #d1ccb9, 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 #d1ccb9 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 Ancient Marble. Thus London Hue and Jet Stream giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Ancient Marble contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Heather, Gum Leaf, and Maverick split by 90° on the color wheel. #d1ccb9 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Ancient Marble tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#b8bdd1) 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 #b8d1cc and #d1b8bd.
In a RGB color space, hex #d1ccb9 is made of 35% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Ancient Marble has a hue angle of 47.5°, a saturation of 20.69% and a lightness of 77.25%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d1ccb9 is made of 0% cyan, 1.96% magenta, 9.41% yellow and 18.04% black ink.
| HEX | #d1ccb9 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(209,204,185) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 34%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 1.96, 9.41, 18.04 |
| HSL | hsl(47.5,20.69%,77.25%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(47.5,11.48%,81.96%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.9705,-1.5189,10.0773) |
| XYZ | xyz(56.6443,60.2438,54.5417) |