Dixie is soft, 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 | #327bce |
Complementary Color | #3079cd |
Color Shade: | orange (31.92° hue) |
Color Temperature: | warm |
Lightness: | 49.8% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Dixie Color. The Georgian Leather color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Kohaku Amber (#ca6924) for more energetic effect. Try Tango as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#3079cd is the best complementary color to Dixie. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #cd8431 complementary color is Mariner, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Brandy Punch are #cd3630 and #c8cd30. Thus found on the left and right of #cd8431 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Persian Red and Old Gold colors as they work well with Dixie.
The split-complementary Dixie palette consists of #3530cd and #30c8cd colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3079cd). Try Governor Bay and Scooter colors in combination with #cd8431, 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 #cd8431 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 Dixie. Thus Purple Heart and Shamrock giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Dixie contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mariner, Apple, and Fuchsia Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #cd8431 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Dixie tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#3079cd) and two others. The Shamrock is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Medium Red Violet – 120° from the complementary Mariner. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #30cd84 and #cd307a.
In a RGB color space, hex #cd8431 is made of 53% red, 34% green and 13% blue. In a HSL mode Dixie has a hue angle of 31.92°, a saturation of 61.42% and a lightness of 49.8%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cd8431 is made of 0% cyan, 28.63% magenta, 61.17% yellow and 19.61% black ink.
HEX | #cd8431 |
RGB Decimal | rgb(205,132,49) |
RGB Percentage | 53%, 34%, 13% |
CMYK | 0, 28.63, 61.17, 19.61 |
HSL | hsl(31.92,61.42%,49.8%) |
HSV (or HSB) | hsv(31.92,76.1%,80.39%) |
CIE-LAB | lab(61.3975,21.2653,53.9078) |
XYZ | xyz(33.9825,29.7034,6.848) |