Dust 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 | #4d6691 |
| Complementary Color | #6e87b2 |
| Color Shade: | orange (37.94° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 56.47% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Dust Color. The Yuma 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 soft alternative called Sorrell Brown (#9d7f61) for more calm effect. Try Spiced Honey as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#6e87b2 is the best complementary color to Dust. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b2996e complementary color is Ship Cove, 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 Teak are #b2776e and #a9b26e. Thus found on the left and right of #b2996e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Coral Tree and Green Smoke colors as they work well with Dust.
The split-complementary Dust palette consists of #766eb2 and #6ea8b2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6e87b2). Try Deluge and Neptune colors in combination with #b2996e, 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 #b2996e 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 Dust. Thus Wisteria and Silver Tree giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Dust contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Ship Cove, Fern, and Bouquet split by 90° on the color wheel. #b2996e 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. Dust tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#6e87b2) and two others. The Silver Tree is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Turkish Rose – 120° from the complementary Ship Cove. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6eb299 and #b26e86.
In a RGB color space, hex #b2996e is made of 40% red, 35% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode Dust has a hue angle of 37.94°, a saturation of 30.63% and a lightness of 56.47%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b2996e is made of 0% cyan, 9.8% magenta, 26.66% yellow and 30.2% black ink.
| HEX | #b2996e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(178,153,110) |
| RGB Percentage | 40%, 35%, 25% |
| CMYK | 0, 9.8, 26.66, 30.2 |
| HSL | hsl(37.94,30.63%,56.47%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(37.94,38.2%,69.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.462,3.0547,26.0377) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.5658,33.3732,19.4771) |