Gaia 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 | #2c4361 |
| Complementary Color | #9eb4d3 |
| Color Shade: | orange (33.96° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 72.35% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Gaia Color. The Kenya 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 saturated alternative called Pumpkin Butter (#cba077) for more energetic effect. Try Retributor Armour Metal as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#9eb4d3 is the best complementary color to Gaia. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #d3bc9e complementary color is Rock Blue, 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 Akaroa are #d3a19e and #cfd39e. Thus found on the left and right of #d3bc9e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Eunry and Pine Glade colors as they work well with Gaia.
The split-complementary Gaia palette consists of #a19ed3 and #9ecfd3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9eb4d3). Try Wistful and Sinbad colors in combination with #d3bc9e, 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 #d3bc9e 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 Gaia. Thus East Side and Sinbad giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Gaia contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Rock Blue, Moss Green, and Lilac split by 90° on the color wheel. #d3bc9e 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. Gaia tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#9eb4d3) and two others. The Sinbad is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Careys Pink – 120° from the complementary Rock Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9ed3bc and #d39eb4.
In a RGB color space, hex #d3bc9e is made of 38% red, 34% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Gaia has a hue angle of 33.96°, a saturation of 37.59% and a lightness of 72.35%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d3bc9e is made of 0% cyan, 9.02% magenta, 20.79% yellow and 17.25% black ink.
| HEX | #d3bc9e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(211,188,158) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 34%, 28% |
| CMYK | 0, 9.02, 20.79, 17.25 |
| HSL | hsl(33.96,37.59%,72.35%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(33.96,25.12%,82.75%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.4503,3.5471,18.1799) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.0187,52.2839,39.7506) |