Dusty Attic 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 | #40495c |
| Complementary Color | #a3abbf |
| Color Shade: | orange (40.71° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 69.41% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Dusty Attic Color. The Pewter Tankard color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Diversion (#a99a89) for more calm effect. Try Parador Inn as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#a3abbf is the best complementary color to Dusty Attic. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #bfb6a3 complementary color is Cadet Blue, 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 Bison Hide are #bfa8a3 and #babfa3. Thus found on the left and right of #bfb6a3 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Thatch and Eagle colors as they work well with Dusty Attic.
The split-complementary Dusty Attic palette consists of #a7a3bf and #a3babf colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a3abbf). Try Amethyst Smoke and Tower Gray colors in combination with #bfb6a3, 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 #bfb6a3 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 Attic. Thus London Hue and Opal giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Dusty Attic contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cadet Blue, Spring Rain, and Lily split by 90° on the color wheel. #bfb6a3 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. Dusty Attic tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#a3abbf) and two others. The Opal is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lily – 120° from the complementary Cadet Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a3bfb6 and #bfa3ab.
In a RGB color space, hex #bfb6a3 is made of 36% red, 34% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Dusty Attic has a hue angle of 40.71°, a saturation of 17.95% and a lightness of 69.41%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bfb6a3 is made of 0% cyan, 3.53% magenta, 10.98% yellow and 25.1% black ink.
| HEX | #bfb6a3 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(191,182,163) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 34%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 3.53, 10.98, 25.1 |
| HSL | hsl(40.71,17.95%,69.41%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(40.71,14.66%,74.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.3026,-0.0442,10.8097) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.8247,47.1766,41.3938) |