Dune Grass is pale, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, warm magenta or warm cyan
| Inverse Color | #343a4e |
| Complementary Color | #b1b7cb |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (46.15° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 74.51% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Dune Grass Color. The New Foliage color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Back to Nature (#bdb98f) for more energetic effect. Try Weaver's Spool as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#b1b7cb is the best complementary color to Dune Grass. Cool blue shades generally complement the warm yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #cbc5b1 complementary color is Cadet Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Foggy Gray are #cbb8b1 and #c3cbb1. Thus found on the left and right of #cbc5b1 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cold Turkey and Rainee colors as they work well with Dune Grass.
The split-complementary Dune Grass palette consists of #b8b1cb and #b1c3cb colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b1b7cb). Try Chatelle and Heather colors in combination with #cbc5b1, 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 #cbc5b1 offers a combination of violet and warm cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Dune Grass. Thus London Hue and Opal giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Dune Grass contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cadet Blue, Spring Rain, and Lily split by 90° on the color wheel. #cbc5b1 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Dune Grass tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#b1b7cb) and two others. The Opal is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cold Turkey – 120° from the complementary Cadet Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b1cbc5 and #cbb1b6.
In a RGB color space, hex #cbc5b1 is made of 35% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Dune Grass has a hue angle of 46.15°, a saturation of 20% and a lightness of 74.51%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cbc5b1 is made of 0% cyan, 2.36% magenta, 10.2% yellow and 20.39% black ink.
| HEX | #cbc5b1 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(203,197,177) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 34%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 2.36, 10.2, 20.39 |
| HSL | hsl(46.15,20%,74.51%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(46.15,12.81%,79.61%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.5018,-1.3203,10.7732) |
| XYZ | xyz(52.5307,55.8033,49.5974) |