Dune is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green
Inverse Color | #c7cacc |
Complementary Color | #333537 |
Color Shade: | warm red (24° hue) |
Color Temperature: | warm |
Lightness: | 20.98% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Dune Color. The Siyâh Black color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Brown Fox (#544a42) for more energetic effect. Try Rave Raisin as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#333537 is the best complementary color to Dune. Cool cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #383533 complementary color is Shark, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Dune are #373333 and #373733. Thus found on the left and right of #383533 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mine Shaft and Tuatara colors as they work well with Dune.
The split-complementary Dune palette consists of #333337 and #333737 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#333537). Try Tuna and Cape Cod colors in combination with #383533, 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 #383533 offers a combination of warm blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Dune. Thus Ship Gray and Cape Cod giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Dune contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Shark, Heavy Metal, and Thunder split by 90° on the color wheel. #383533 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Dune tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#333537) and two others. The Cape Cod is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Thunder – 120° from the complementary Shark. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #333735 and #373336.
In a RGB color space, hex #383533 is made of 35% red, 33% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Dune has a hue angle of 24°, a saturation of 4.67% and a lightness of 20.98%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #383533 is made of 0% cyan, 1.18% magenta, 1.96% yellow and 78.04% black ink.
HEX | #383533 |
RGB Decimal | rgb(56,53,51) |
RGB Percentage | 35%, 33%, 32% |
CMYK | 0, 1.18, 1.96, 78.04 |
HSL | hsl(24,4.67%,20.98%) |
HSV (or HSB) | hsv(24,8.93%,21.96%) |
CIE-LAB | lab(22.3943,0.8781,1.7256) |
XYZ | xyz(3.5015,3.626,3.6473) |