Fossil Stone Color

#e3ddcc

Fossil Stone is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, warm magenta or green cyan

Inverse Color #1c2233
Complementary Color #ccd2e3
Color Shade: orange (44.35° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 84.51% (better contrasting with black)
Fossil Stone Color Sample
Fossil Stone Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #e3ddcc

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Fossil Stone Color. The Akaroa 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 Biscotti (#dac7ab) for more energetic effect. Try Crystal Palace as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#ccd2e3 is the best complementary color to Fossil Stone. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #e3ddcc complementary color is Blue Haze, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Pearl Bush are #e3d1cc and #dde3cc. Thus found on the left and right of #e3ddcc on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Wafer and Tana colors as they work well with Fossil Stone.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Fossil Stone palette consists of #d1cce3 and #ccdde3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ccd2e3). Try Blue Haze and Botticelli colors in combination with #e3ddcc, 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 #e3ddcc 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 Fossil Stone. Thus Snuff and Edgewater giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Fossil Stone contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Blue Haze, Surf Crest, and Twilight split by 90° on the color wheel. #e3ddcc square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan 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. Fossil Stone tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#ccd2e3) and two others. The Edgewater is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pink Flare – 120° from the complementary Blue Haze. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #cce3dd and #e3ccd2.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #e3ddcc is made of 35% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Fossil Stone has a hue angle of 44.35°, a saturation of 29.11% and a lightness of 84.51%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e3ddcc is made of 0% cyan, 2.35% magenta, 9.02% yellow and 10.98% black ink.

HEX #e3ddcc
RGB Decimal rgb(227,221,204)
RGB Percentage 35%, 34%, 31%
CMYK 0, 2.35, 9.02, 10.98
HSL hsl(44.35,29.11%,84.51%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(44.35,10.13%,89.02%)
CIE-LAB lab(88.1624,-0.8349,9.0604)
XYZ xyz(68.4341,72.4034,67.4951)
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