Raffia Ribbon Color

#cbb08c

Raffia Ribbon 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 #344f73
Complementary Color #8ca7cb
Color Shade: orange (34.29° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 67.25% (better contrasting with white)
Raffia Ribbon Color Sample
Raffia Ribbon Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #cbb08c

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Raffia Ribbon Color. The Lovely Linen color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Hazy Taupe (#d5c3b5) for more calm effect. Try Aths Special as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#8ca7cb is the best complementary color to Raffia Ribbon. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #cbb08c 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 Sorrell Brown are #cb908c and #c6cb8c. Thus found on the left and right of #cbb08c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Oriental Pink and Pine Glade colors as they work well with Raffia Ribbon.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Raffia Ribbon palette consists of #908ccb and #8cc6cb colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8ca7cb). Try Blue Bell and Half Baked colors in combination with #cbb08c, 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 #cbb08c 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 Raffia Ribbon. Thus East Side and Vista Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Raffia Ribbon contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Polo Blue, De York, and Viola split by 90° on the color wheel. #cbb08c 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. Raffia Ribbon tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#8ca7cb) and two others. The Vista Blue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Viola – 120° from the complementary Polo Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8ccbb0 and #cb8ca6.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #cbb08c is made of 39% red, 34% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Raffia Ribbon has a hue angle of 34.29°, a saturation of 37.72% and a lightness of 67.25%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cbb08c is made of 0% cyan, 10.59% magenta, 24.71% yellow and 20.39% black ink.

HEX #cbb08c
RGB Decimal rgb(203,176,140)
RGB Percentage 39%, 34%, 27%
CMYK 0, 10.59, 24.71, 20.39
HSL hsl(34.29,37.72%,67.25%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(34.29,31.03%,79.61%)
CIE-LAB lab(73.3117,4.4087,22.0544)
XYZ xyz(44.8876,45.6406,31.2546)
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