Dune 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 | #2a3f5e |
| Complementary Color | #a1b6d5 |
| Color Shade: | orange (35.77° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 73.33% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Dune Color. The City Sunrise 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 Autumn Air (#d2a888) for more energetic effect. Try Labyrinth Walk as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#a1b6d5 is the best complementary color to Dune. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #d5c0a1 complementary color is Pigeon Post, 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 #d5a5a1 and #d0d5a1. Thus found on the left and right of #d5c0a1 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Eunry and Winter Hazel colors as they work well with Dune.
The split-complementary Dune palette consists of #a5a1d5 and #a1d0d5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a1b6d5). Try Wistful and Sinbad colors in combination with #d5c0a1, 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 #d5c0a1 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 Dune. Thus Light Wisteria and Sinbad giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Dune contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pigeon Post, Moss Green, and Lilac split by 90° on the color wheel. #d5c0a1 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. Dune tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#a1b6d5) and two others. The Sinbad is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Careys Pink – 120° from the complementary Pigeon Post. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a1d5c0 and #d5a1b5.
In a RGB color space, hex #d5c0a1 is made of 38% red, 34% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Dune has a hue angle of 35.77°, a saturation of 38.24% and a lightness of 73.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d5c0a1 is made of 0% cyan, 8.24% magenta, 20.39% yellow and 16.47% black ink.
| HEX | #d5c0a1 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(213,192,161) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 34%, 28% |
| CMYK | 0, 8.24, 20.39, 16.47 |
| HSL | hsl(35.77,38.24%,73.33%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(35.77,24.41%,83.53%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.7052,2.6139,18.3427) |
| XYZ | xyz(52.7232,54.4186,41.4432) |