Doric White Color

#d5cfbd

Doric White is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, mid magenta or green cyan

Inverse Color #2a3042
Complementary Color #bdc3d5
Color Shade: orange (45° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 78.82% (better contrasting with black)
Doric White Color Sample
Doric White Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #d5cfbd

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Doric White Color. The Malta color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Tangled Vines (#cac19a) for more energetic effect. Try Crewel Tan as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#bdc3d5 is the best complementary color to Doric White. Cool blue shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #d5cfbd complementary color is Heather, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Sisal are #d5c3bd and #cfd5bd. Thus found on the left and right of #d5cfbd on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Wafer and Coriander colors as they work well with Doric White.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Doric White palette consists of #c3bdd5 and #bdcfd5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#bdc3d5). Try Blue Haze and Jungle Mist colors in combination with #d5cfbd, 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 #d5cfbd 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 Doric White. Thus Chatelle and Jet Stream giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Doric White contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Heather, Surf, and Maverick split by 90° on the color wheel. #d5cfbd square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, cool blue 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. Doric White tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#bdc3d5) and two others. The Jet Stream is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cold Turkey – 120° from the complementary Heather. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #bdd5cf and #d5bdc3.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #d5cfbd is made of 35% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Doric White has a hue angle of 45°, a saturation of 22.22% and a lightness of 78.82%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d5cfbd is made of 0% cyan, 2.35% magenta, 9.41% yellow and 16.47% black ink.

HEX #d5cfbd
RGB Decimal rgb(213,207,189)
RGB Percentage 35%, 34%, 31%
CMYK 0, 2.35, 9.41, 16.47
HSL hsl(45,22.22%,78.82%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(45,11.27%,83.53%)
CIE-LAB lab(83.15,-0.9966,9.6737)
XYZ xyz(58.9387,62.4459,57.091)
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