Dried Leaf is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #a3afbc |
| Complementary Color | #434f5c |
| Color Shade: | orange (31.2° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 31.18% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Dried Leaf Color. The Pony Express color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Delicioso (#3f352f) for more calm effect. Try Burnished Pewter as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#434f5c is the best complementary color to Dried Leaf. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #5c5043 complementary color is River Bed, 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 Kabul are #5c4343 and #5b5c43. Thus found on the left and right of #5c5043 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Kabul and Finch colors as they work well with Dried Leaf.
The split-complementary Dried Leaf palette consists of #43435c and #435b5c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#434f5c). Try Gun Powder and Mineral Green colors in combination with #5c5043, 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 #5c5043 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 Dried Leaf. Thus Mulled Wine and Mineral Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Dried Leaf contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary River Bed, Gray Asparagus, and Eggplant split by 90° on the color wheel. #5c5043 square combo is a palette of orange, warm green, blue cyan 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. Dried Leaf tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#434f5c) and two others. The Mineral Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Eggplant – 120° from the complementary River Bed. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #435c50 and #5c434f.
In a RGB color space, hex #5c5043 is made of 38% red, 33% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Dried Leaf has a hue angle of 31.2°, a saturation of 15.72% and a lightness of 31.18%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5c5043 is made of 0% cyan, 4.71% magenta, 9.81% yellow and 63.92% black ink.
| HEX | #5c5043 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(92,80,67) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 33%, 28% |
| CMYK | 0, 4.71, 9.81, 63.92 |
| HSL | hsl(31.2,15.72%,31.18%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(31.2,27.17%,36.08%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.8384,2.656,9.496) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.2954,8.4179,6.4978) |