Drought Color

#d5d1cc

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

Inverse Color #2a2e33
Complementary Color #cbd0d5
Color Shade: orange (33.33° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 81.76% (better contrasting with black)
Drought Color Sample
Drought Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #d5d1cc

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Drought Color. The Legendary 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 Sand Ripples (#c1b7b0) for more energetic effect. Try Aspen Branch as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#cbd0d5 is the best complementary color to Drought. Cool cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #d5d1cc complementary color is Iron, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Timberwolf are #d5cccb and #d4d5cb. Thus found on the left and right of #d5d1cc on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Swiss Coffee and Celeste colors as they work well with Drought.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Drought palette consists of #cccbd5 and #cbd4d5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#cbd0d5). Try Ghost and Tiara colors in combination with #d5d1cc, 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 #d5d1cc 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 Drought. Thus Gray Suit and Conch giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Drought contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Iron, Tasman, and Lola split by 90° on the color wheel. #d5d1cc square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, cool cyan 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. Drought tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#cbd0d5) and two others. The Conch is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lola – 120° from the complementary Iron. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #cbd5d1 and #d5cbd0.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #d5d1cc is made of 34% red, 33% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Drought has a hue angle of 33.33°, a saturation of 9.68% and a lightness of 81.76%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d5d1cc is made of 0% cyan, 1.57% magenta, 3.53% yellow and 16.47% black ink.

HEX #d5d1cc
RGB Decimal rgb(213,209,204)
RGB Percentage 34%, 33%, 33%
CMYK 0, 1.57, 3.53, 16.47
HSL hsl(33.33,9.68%,81.76%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(33.33,4.23%,83.53%)
CIE-LAB lab(84.0213,0.4915,2.9517)
XYZ xyz(61.1401,64.1067,66.2781)
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