Raffia Greige Color

#b3a996

Raffia Greige 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 #4c5669
Complementary Color #959fb3
Color Shade: orange (39.31° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 64.51% (better contrasting with white)
Raffia Greige Color Sample
Raffia Greige Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #b3a996

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Raffia Greige Color. The Hiking Trail color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Pioneer Village (#aa9076) for more energetic effect. Try Sultry Castle as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#959fb3 is the best complementary color to Raffia Greige. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b3a996 complementary color is Gull 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 Taupe Gray are #b39a95 and #aeb395. Thus found on the left and right of #b3a996 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Del Rio and Locust colors as they work well with Raffia Greige.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Raffia Greige palette consists of #9a95b3 and #95aeb3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#959fb3). Try Amethyst Smoke and Gull Gray colors in combination with #b3a996, 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 #b3a996 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 Raffia Greige. Thus Amethyst Smoke and Summer Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Raffia Greige contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Gull Gray, Envy, and Bouquet split by 90° on the color wheel. #b3a996 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. Raffia Greige tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#959fb3) and two others. The Summer Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Thatch – 120° from the complementary Gull Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #95b3a9 and #b3959f.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #b3a996 is made of 36% red, 34% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Raffia Greige has a hue angle of 39.31°, a saturation of 16.02% and a lightness of 64.51%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b3a996 is made of 0% cyan, 3.93% magenta, 11.38% yellow and 29.8% black ink.

HEX #b3a996
RGB Decimal rgb(179,169,150)
RGB Percentage 36%, 34%, 30%
CMYK 0, 3.93, 11.38, 29.8
HSL hsl(39.31,16.02%,64.51%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(39.31,16.2%,70.2%)
CIE-LAB lab(69.5845,0.3571,11.0949)
XYZ xyz(38.2834,40.1616,34.5884)
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