Turnstone 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 | #2c3040 |
| Complementary Color | #bfc2d3 |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (48° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 78.82% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Turnstone Color. The Land Rush Bone color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Helen of Troy (#c3b89f) for more energetic effect. Try Tea as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#bfc2d3 is the best complementary color to Turnstone. 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 #d3cfbf complementary color is Ghost, 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 #d3c5bf and #ccd3bf. Thus found on the left and right of #d3cfbf on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cold Turkey and Foggy Gray colors as they work well with Turnstone.
The split-complementary Turnstone palette consists of #c5bfd3 and #bfccd3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#bfc2d3). Try Gray Suit and Loblolly colors in combination with #d3cfbf, 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 #d3cfbf 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 Turnstone. Thus Chatelle and Nebula giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Turnstone contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Ghost, Sea Mist, and Maverick split by 90° on the color wheel. #d3cfbf 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. Turnstone tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#bfc2d3) and two others. The Nebula is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cold Turkey – 120° from the complementary Ghost. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #bfd3cf and #d3bfc2.
In a RGB color space, hex #d3cfbf is made of 35% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Turnstone has a hue angle of 48°, a saturation of 18.52% and a lightness of 78.82%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d3cfbf is made of 0% cyan, 1.57% magenta, 7.85% yellow and 17.25% black ink.
| HEX | #d3cfbf |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(211,207,191) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 34%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 1.57, 7.85, 17.25 |
| HSL | hsl(48,18.52%,78.82%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(48,9.48%,82.75%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(83.0388,-1.3824,8.4301) |
| XYZ | xyz(58.5808,62.2361,58.2154) |