Dry Pasture Color

#948971

Dry Pasture 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 #6b768e
Complementary Color #707b94
Color Shade: orange (41.14° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 51.18% (better contrasting with white)
Dry Pasture Color Sample
Dry Pasture Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #948971

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Dry Pasture Color. The Tantanmen Brown color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Crocker Grove (#b1a685) for more energetic effect. Try Jarrah as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#707b94 is the best complementary color to Dry Pasture. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #948971 complementary color is Slate Gray, 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 Arrowtown are #947770 and #8d9470. Thus found on the left and right of #948971 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Almond Frost and Avocado colors as they work well with Dry Pasture.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Dry Pasture palette consists of #777094 and #708d94 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#707b94). Try Waterloo and Juniper colors in combination with #948971, 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 #948971 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 Dry Pasture. Thus Rum and Juniper giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Dry Pasture contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Slate Gray, Laurel, and Mountbatten Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #948971 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. Dry Pasture tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#707b94) and two others. The Juniper is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bazaar – 120° from the complementary Slate Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #709489 and #94707b.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #948971 is made of 37% red, 34% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Dry Pasture has a hue angle of 41.14°, a saturation of 14.06% and a lightness of 51.18%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #948971 is made of 0% cyan, 4.31% magenta, 13.73% yellow and 41.96% black ink.

HEX #948971
RGB Decimal rgb(148,137,113)
RGB Percentage 37%, 34%, 28%
CMYK 0, 4.31, 13.73, 41.96
HSL hsl(41.14,14.06%,51.18%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(41.14,23.65%,58.04%)
CIE-LAB lab(57.4433,0.0726,14.3777)
XYZ xyz(24.139,25.3795,19.2492)
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