Granite Dust is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #28313b |
| Complementary Color | #c4cdd6 |
| Color Shade: | orange (31.58° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 80.59% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Granite Dust Color. The Rustic Rose 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 Stylish (#cec1a5) for more energetic effect. Try Corkscrew Willow as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#c4cdd6 is the best complementary color to Granite Dust. Cool cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #d7cec4 complementary color is Loblolly, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Swirl are #d6c4c4 and #d6d6c4. Thus found on the left and right of #d7cec4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cold Turkey and Moon Mist colors as they work well with Granite Dust.
The split-complementary Granite Dust palette consists of #c4c4d6 and #c4d6d6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c4cdd6). Try Ghost and Tiara colors in combination with #d7cec4, 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 #d7cec4 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 Granite Dust. Thus Gray Suit and Conch giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Granite Dust contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Loblolly, Tasman, and Maverick split by 90° on the color wheel. #d7cec4 square combo is a palette of orange, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Granite Dust tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#c4cdd6) and two others. The Conch is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Maverick – 120° from the complementary Loblolly. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c4d6ce and #d6c4cd.
In a RGB color space, hex #d7cec4 is made of 35% red, 33% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Granite Dust has a hue angle of 31.58°, a saturation of 19.19% and a lightness of 80.59%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d7cec4 is made of 0% cyan, 3.53% magenta, 7.45% yellow and 15.69% black ink.
| HEX | #d7cec4 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(215,206,196) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 33%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 3.53, 7.45, 15.69 |
| HSL | hsl(31.58,19.19%,80.59%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(31.58,8.84%,84.31%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(83.2184,1.3942,6.0681) |
| XYZ | xyz(60.0594,62.5752,61.1373) |