Dawn 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 | #595d65 |
| Complementary Color | #9a9ea6 |
| Color Shade: | orange (40° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 62.75% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Dawn Color. The Dave's Den color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Pale Oyster (#988d77) for more energetic effect. Try Lye as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#9a9ea6 is the best complementary color to Dawn. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a6a29a complementary color is Santas Gray, 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 Dawn are #a69b9a and #a4a69a. Thus found on the left and right of #a6a29a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Dusty Gray and Delta colors as they work well with Dawn.
The split-complementary Dawn palette consists of #9b9aa6 and #9aa4a6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9a9ea6). Try Santas Gray and Edward colors in combination with #a6a29a, 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 #a6a29a 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 Dawn. Thus Mountain Mist and Pewter giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Dawn contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Santas Gray, Mantle, and Shady Lady split by 90° on the color wheel. #a6a29a square combo is a palette of orange, mid 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. Dawn tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#9a9ea6) and two others. The Pewter is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Dusty Gray – 120° from the complementary Santas Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9aa6a2 and #a69a9e.
In a RGB color space, hex #a6a29a is made of 34% red, 34% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Dawn has a hue angle of 40°, a saturation of 6.32% and a lightness of 62.75%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a6a29a is made of 0% cyan, 1.57% magenta, 4.71% yellow and 34.9% black ink.
| HEX | #a6a29a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(166,162,154) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 34%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 1.57, 4.71, 34.9 |
| HSL | hsl(40,6.32%,62.75%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(40,7.23%,65.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.7339,-0.0166,4.6595) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.479,36.2807,35.7575) |