Dinosaur Egg is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #354556 |
| Complementary Color | #a9b9c9 |
| Color Shade: | orange (30.91° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 72.75% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Dinosaur Egg Color. The Rogue Cowboy 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 soft alternative called Sombrero (#b39c8c) for more calm effect. Try Equestrian as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#a9b9c9 is the best complementary color to Dinosaur Egg. Cool cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #cabaa9 complementary color is Casper, 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 Coral Reef are #c9a9a9 and #c9c9a9. Thus found on the left and right of #cabaa9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Clam Shell and Thistle Green colors as they work well with Dinosaur Egg.
The split-complementary Dinosaur Egg palette consists of #a9a9c9 and #a9c9c9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a9b9c9). Try Logan and Opal colors in combination with #cabaa9, 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 #cabaa9 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 Dinosaur Egg. Thus London Hue and Opal giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Dinosaur Egg contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Casper, Spring Rain, and Lilac split by 90° on the color wheel. #cabaa9 square combo is a palette of orange, 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. Dinosaur Egg tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#a9b9c9) and two others. The Opal is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lily – 120° from the complementary Casper. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a9c9ba and #c9a9b9.
In a RGB color space, hex #cabaa9 is made of 36% red, 33% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Dinosaur Egg has a hue angle of 30.91°, a saturation of 23.74% and a lightness of 72.75%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cabaa9 is made of 0% cyan, 6.28% magenta, 12.95% yellow and 20.78% black ink.
| HEX | #cabaa9 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(202,186,169) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 33%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 6.28, 12.95, 20.78 |
| HSL | hsl(30.91,23.74%,72.75%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(30.91,16.34%,79.22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.3989,2.8584,10.66) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.0775,50.5389,44.7044) |