Dallas Color

#6e4b26

Dallas is calm, 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 #91b4d9
Complementary Color #26496e
Color Shade: orange (30.83° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 29.02% (better contrasting with white)
Dallas Color Sample
Dallas Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #6e4b26

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Dallas Color. The Sugar Almond color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Afghan Carpet (#905e26) for more energetic effect. Try Brown Bramble as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#26496e is the best complementary color to Dallas. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #6e4b26 complementary color is Astronaut, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Dallas are #6e2726 and #6d6e26. Thus found on the left and right of #6e4b26 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Crown of Thorns and Crete colors as they work well with Dallas.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Dallas palette consists of #27266e and #266c6e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#26496e). Try Astronaut and Paradiso colors in combination with #6e4b26, 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 #6e4b26 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 Dallas. Thus Jacarta and Green Pea giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Dallas contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Astronaut, Green Pea, and Plum split by 90° on the color wheel. #6e4b26 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid 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. Dallas tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#26496e) and two others. The Green Pea is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tawny Port – 120° from the complementary Astronaut. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #266e4b and #6e2649.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #6e4b26 is made of 49% red, 34% green and 17% blue. In a HSL mode Dallas has a hue angle of 30.83°, a saturation of 48.65% and a lightness of 29.02%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6e4b26 is made of 0% cyan, 13.73% magenta, 28.24% yellow and 56.86% black ink.

HEX #6e4b26
RGB Decimal rgb(110,75,38)
RGB Percentage 49%, 34%, 17%
CMYK 0, 13.73, 28.24, 56.86
HSL hsl(30.83,48.65%,29.02%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(30.83,65.45%,43.14%)
CIE-LAB lab(34.9774,10.6409,27.6071)
XYZ xyz(9.2963,8.4871,2.9819)
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