Dorado 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 | #91a0a9 |
| Complementary Color | #56656d |
| Color Shade: | warm red (22.5° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 38.43% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Dorado Color. The Urban Exploration color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Tadpole (#7d7771) for more calm effect. Try Natural Copper as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#56656d is the best complementary color to Dorado. 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 #6e5f56 complementary color is Shuttle Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Pine Cone are #6d5659 and #6d6a56. Thus found on the left and right of #6e5f56 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Zambezi and Kokoda colors as they work well with Dorado.
The split-complementary Dorado palette consists of #56596d and #566d6b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#56656d). Try Comet and Cutty Sark colors in combination with #6e5f56, 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 #6e5f56 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 Dorado. Thus Smoky and Finlandia giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Dorado contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Shuttle Gray, Cactus, and Salt Box split by 90° on the color wheel. #6e5f56 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. Dorado tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#56656d) and two others. The Finlandia is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Zambezi – 120° from the complementary Shuttle Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #566d5f and #6d5665.
In a RGB color space, hex #6e5f56 is made of 38% red, 33% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Dorado has a hue angle of 22.5°, a saturation of 12.24% and a lightness of 38.43%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6e5f56 is made of 0% cyan, 5.89% magenta, 9.41% yellow and 56.86% black ink.
| HEX | #6e5f56 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(110,95,86) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 33%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 5.89, 9.41, 56.86 |
| HSL | hsl(22.5,12.24%,38.43%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(22.5,21.82%,43.14%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.4871,4.4455,7.3709) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.2023,12.1713,10.5103) |