Prairie Dusk Color

#cec5ad

Prairie Dusk 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 #313a52
Complementary Color #adb6ce
Color Shade: orange (43.64° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 74.31% (better contrasting with white)
Prairie Dusk Color Sample
Prairie Dusk Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #cec5ad

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Prairie Dusk Color. The Woven Straw 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 Open Canyon (#bba990) for more calm effect. Try Basket Beige as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#adb6ce is the best complementary color to Prairie Dusk. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #cec5ad complementary color is Casper, 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 Soft Amber are #ceb4ad and #c6cead. Thus found on the left and right of #cec5ad on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Clam Shell and Coriander colors as they work well with Prairie Dusk.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Prairie Dusk palette consists of #b4adce and #adc6ce colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#adb6ce). Try Logan and Jungle Mist colors in combination with #cec5ad, 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 #cec5ad 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 Prairie Dusk. Thus London Hue and Jet Stream giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Prairie Dusk contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Casper, Spring Rain, and Lily split by 90° on the color wheel. #cec5ad 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. Prairie Dusk tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#adb6ce) and two others. The Jet Stream 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 #adcec5 and #ceadb6.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #cec5ad is made of 36% red, 34% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Prairie Dusk has a hue angle of 43.64°, a saturation of 25.19% and a lightness of 74.31%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cec5ad is made of 0% cyan, 3.53% magenta, 12.94% yellow and 19.22% black ink.

HEX #cec5ad
RGB Decimal rgb(206,197,173)
RGB Percentage 36%, 34%, 30%
CMYK 0, 3.53, 12.94, 19.22
HSL hsl(43.64,25.19%,74.31%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(43.64,16.02%,80.78%)
CIE-LAB lab(79.6545,-0.8568,13.1661)
XYZ xyz(52.9627,56.0714,47.5666)
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