Downing Straw Color

#caab7d

Downing Straw 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 #355482
Complementary Color #7d9bc9
Color Shade: orange (35.84° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 64.12% (better contrasting with white)
Downing Straw Color Sample
Downing Straw Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #caab7d

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Downing Straw Color. The Santa Fe Sunrise color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Desert Temple (#ddcc99) for more energetic effect. Try Doe as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#7d9bc9 is the best complementary color to Downing Straw. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #caab7d complementary color is Polo Blue, 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 Tan are #c9847d and #c2c97d. Thus found on the left and right of #caab7d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Old Rose and Pine Glade colors as they work well with Downing Straw.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Downing Straw palette consists of #847dc9 and #7dc2c9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7d9bc9). Try Blue Marguerite and Half Baked colors in combination with #caab7d, 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 #caab7d 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 Downing Straw. Thus East Side and Monte Carlo giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Downing Straw contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Polo Blue, De York, and Viola split by 90° on the color wheel. #caab7d 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. Downing Straw tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#7d9bc9) and two others. The Monte Carlo is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Puce – 120° from the complementary Polo Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7dc9ab and #c97d9b.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #caab7d is made of 41% red, 34% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode Downing Straw has a hue angle of 35.84°, a saturation of 42.08% and a lightness of 64.12%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #caab7d is made of 0% cyan, 12.16% magenta, 30.2% yellow and 20.78% black ink.

HEX #caab7d
RGB Decimal rgb(202,171,125)
RGB Percentage 41%, 34%, 25%
CMYK 0, 12.16, 30.2, 20.78
HSL hsl(35.84,42.08%,64.12%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(35.84,38.12%,79.22%)
CIE-LAB lab(71.6655,4.8394,27.8892)
XYZ xyz(42.6217,43.163,25.4869)
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