Dusty Warrior is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, cool magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #45484c |
| Complementary Color | #b3b5b9 |
| Color Shade: | orange (34.29° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 71.57% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Dusty Warrior Color. The Drifting Sand 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 Roadside (#ada493) for more energetic effect. Try Plaza Taupe as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#b3b5b9 is the best complementary color to Dusty Warrior. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #bab7b3 complementary color is Bombay, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Cotton Seed are #b9b3b3 and #b9b9b3. Thus found on the left and right of #bab7b3 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Nobel and Gray Nickel colors as they work well with Dusty Warrior.
The split-complementary Dusty Warrior palette consists of #b3b3b9 and #b3b9b9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b3b5b9). Try Bombay and Silver Sand colors in combination with #bab7b3, 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 #bab7b3 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 Dusty Warrior. Thus French Gray and Edward giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Dusty Warrior contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bombay, Green Spring, and Shady Lady split by 90° on the color wheel. #bab7b3 square combo is a palette of orange, warm green, blue 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. Dusty Warrior tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#b3b5b9) and two others. The Edward is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pink Swan – 120° from the complementary Bombay. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b3b9b6 and #b9b3b5.
In a RGB color space, hex #bab7b3 is made of 34% red, 33% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Dusty Warrior has a hue angle of 34.29°, a saturation of 4.83% and a lightness of 71.57%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bab7b3 is made of 0% cyan, 1.18% magenta, 2.74% yellow and 27.06% black ink.
| HEX | #bab7b3 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(186,183,179) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 33%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0, 1.18, 2.74, 27.06 |
| HSL | hsl(34.29,4.83%,71.57%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(34.29,3.76%,72.94%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.547,0.3301,2.3942) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.3199,47.5607,49.4394) |