Orinoco Color

#d2d3b3

Orinoco is pale, warm-toned shade of mid yellow. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, red magenta or mid cyan

Inverse Color #2d2c4c
Complementary Color #b3b3d3
Color Shade: mid yellow (61.88° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 76.47% (better contrasting with black)
Orinoco Color Sample
Orinoco Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #d2d3b3

If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Orinoco Color. The Bleached Beige color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Lily of The Valley White (#e2e3d6) for more calm effect. Try Italian Ice as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#b3b3d3 is the best complementary color to Orinoco. Cool blue shades generally complement the mid yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #d2d3b3 complementary color is Lavender Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm red, mid yellow, and yellow green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Green Mist are #d3c3b3 and #c2d3b3. Thus found on the left and right of #d2d3b3 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Soft Amber and Coriander colors as they work well with Orinoco.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Orinoco palette consists of #c4b3d3 and #b3c2d3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b3b3d3). Try Lavender Gray and Casper colors in combination with #d2d3b3, 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 #d2d3b3 offers a combination of mid magenta and mid cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Orinoco. Thus Thistle and Jungle Mist giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Orinoco contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Lavender Gray, Gum Leaf, and Lily split by 90° on the color wheel. #d2d3b3 square combo is a palette of mid yellow, cool green, cool blue and red 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. Orinoco tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#b3b3d3) and two others. The Jungle Mist is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Clam Shell – 120° from the complementary Lavender Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b3d1d3 and #d3b3b3.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #d2d3b3 is made of 35% red, 35% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Orinoco has a hue angle of 61.88°, a saturation of 26.67% and a lightness of 76.47%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d2d3b3 is made of 0.4% cyan, 0% magenta, 12.55% yellow and 17.25% black ink.

HEX #d2d3b3
RGB Decimal rgb(210,211,179)
RGB Percentage 35%, 35%, 30%
CMYK 0.4, 0, 12.55, 17.25
HSL hsl(61.88,26.67%,76.47%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(61.88,15.17%,82.75%)
CIE-LAB lab(83.7282,-5.7421,15.7591)
XYZ xyz(58.0093,63.5448,51.8558)
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