Miner's Dust is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #2c313a |
| Complementary Color | #c5cad3 |
| Color Shade: | orange (38.57° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 80% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Miner's Dust Color. The Country Charm 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 Celery Powder (#c5bda5) for more energetic effect. Try Diverse Beige as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#c5cad3 is the best complementary color to Miner's Dust. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #d3cec5 complementary color is Ghost, 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 Swirl are #d3c7c5 and #d0d3c5. Thus found on the left and right of #d3cec5 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Silver Rust and Celeste colors as they work well with Miner's Dust.
The split-complementary Miner's Dust palette consists of #c7c5d3 and #c5d0d3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c5cad3). Try Gray Suit and Tiara colors in combination with #d3cec5, 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 #d3cec5 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 Miner's Dust. Thus Gray Suit and Conch giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Miner's Dust contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Ghost, Tasman, and Maverick split by 90° on the color wheel. #d3cec5 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. Miner's Dust tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#c5cad3) and two others. The Conch is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cold Turkey – 120° from the complementary Ghost. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c5d3ce and #d3c5ca.
In a RGB color space, hex #d3cec5 is made of 34% red, 34% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Miner's Dust has a hue angle of 38.57°, a saturation of 13.73% and a lightness of 80%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d3cec5 is made of 0% cyan, 1.97% magenta, 5.5% yellow and 17.25% black ink.
| HEX | #d3cec5 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(211,206,197) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 34%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 1.97, 5.5, 17.25 |
| HSL | hsl(38.57,13.73%,80%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(38.57,6.64%,82.75%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.9255,0.1509,5.0723) |
| XYZ | xyz(59.0133,62.0227,61.6846) |