Granular Limestone is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, mid magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #1c1f25 |
| Complementary Color | #dadce3 |
| Color Shade: | orange (40° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 87.25% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Granular Limestone Color. The Ocean Pearl 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 Fossil Sand (#d2c8bb) for more energetic effect. Try Understated as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#dadce3 is the best complementary color to Granular Limestone. Cool blue shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #e3e0da complementary color is Mischka, 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 Westar are #e3dbda and #e1e3da. Thus found on the left and right of #e3e0da on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Swiss Coffee and Green White colors as they work well with Granular Limestone.
The split-complementary Granular Limestone palette consists of #dbdae3 and #dae1e3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#dadce3). Try Mischka and Geyser colors in combination with #e3e0da, 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 #e3e0da 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 Granular Limestone. Thus Mischka and Nebula giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Granular Limestone contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mischka, Tasman, and Lola split by 90° on the color wheel. #e3e0da square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, cool blue 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. Granular Limestone tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#dadce3) and two others. The Nebula is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bon Jour – 120° from the complementary Mischka. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #dae3e0 and #e3dadc.
In a RGB color space, hex #e3e0da is made of 34% red, 33% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Granular Limestone has a hue angle of 40°, a saturation of 13.85% and a lightness of 87.25%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e3e0da is made of 0% cyan, 1.18% magenta, 3.53% yellow and 10.98% black ink.
| HEX | #e3e0da |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(227,224,218) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 33%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0, 1.18, 3.53, 10.98 |
| HSL | hsl(40,13.85%,87.25%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(40,3.96%,89.02%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.2542,-0.0319,3.2811) |
| XYZ | xyz(70.9891,74.7042,77.0075) |