Paper Dog 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 | #293a56 |
| Complementary Color | #a8b9d6 |
| Color Shade: | orange (37.33° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 75.1% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Paper Dog Color. The French Pastry 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 Woven Navajo (#cead8e) for more energetic effect. Try White Basics as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#a8b9d6 is the best complementary color to Paper Dog. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #d6c5a9 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 #d6aea8 and #d0d6a8. Thus found on the left and right of #d6c5a9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Eunry and Green Mist colors as they work well with Paper Dog.
The split-complementary Paper Dog palette consists of #aea8d6 and #a8d0d6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a8b9d6). Try Wistful and Sinbad colors in combination with #d6c5a9, 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 #d6c5a9 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 Paper Dog. Thus Light Wisteria and Sinbad giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Paper Dog contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pigeon Post, Moss Green, and Lilac split by 90° on the color wheel. #d6c5a9 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. Paper Dog tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#a8b9d6) and two others. The Sinbad is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Blossom – 120° from the complementary Pigeon Post. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a8d6c5 and #d6a8b9.
In a RGB color space, hex #d6c5a9 is made of 37% red, 34% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Paper Dog has a hue angle of 37.33°, a saturation of 35.43% and a lightness of 75.1%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d6c5a9 is made of 0% cyan, 6.67% magenta, 17.65% yellow and 16.08% black ink.
| HEX | #d6c5a9 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(214,197,169) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 34%, 29% |
| CMYK | 0, 6.67, 17.65, 16.08 |
| HSL | hsl(37.33,35.43%,75.1%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(37.33,21.03%,83.92%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.232,1.5076,16.2119) |
| XYZ | xyz(54.8592,57.0932,45.6648) |