Place of Dust is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #393c3f |
| Complementary Color | #c0c3c5 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (30° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 76.47% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Place of Dust Color. The Nightingale Grey color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Muted Mauve (#b3a9a3) for more energetic effect. Try Perfect Taupe as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#c0c3c5 is the best complementary color to Place of Dust. Cool cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c6c3c0 complementary color is Silver Sand, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Cloud are #c5c0c0 and #c5c5c0. Thus found on the left and right of #c6c3c0 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Silver and Gray Nickel colors as they work well with Place of Dust.
The split-complementary Place of Dust palette consists of #c0c0c5 and #c0c5c5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c0c3c5). Try French Gray and Silver Sand colors in combination with #c6c3c0, 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 #c6c3c0 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 Place of Dust. Thus French Gray and Pumice giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Place of Dust contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Silver Sand, Pumice, and Pale Slate split by 90° on the color wheel. #c6c3c0 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool 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. Place of Dust tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#c0c3c5) and two others. The Pumice is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pale Slate – 120° from the complementary Silver Sand. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c0c5c3 and #c5c0c3.
In a RGB color space, hex #c6c3c0 is made of 34% red, 33% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Place of Dust has a hue angle of 30°, a saturation of 5% and a lightness of 76.47%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c6c3c0 is made of 0% cyan, 1.18% magenta, 2.36% yellow and 22.35% black ink.
| HEX | #c6c3c0 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(198,195,192) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 33%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0, 1.18, 2.36, 22.35 |
| HSL | hsl(30,5%,76.47%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(30,3.03%,77.65%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.95,0.504,1.8636) |
| XYZ | xyz(52.3182,54.8418,57.6972) |