Raw Sugar 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 | #27354d |
| Complementary Color | #b1bfd8 |
| Color Shade: | orange (37.89° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 77.25% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Raw Sugar Color. The Transcend 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 Beige Ganesh (#cfb095) for more energetic effect. Try Basketweave Beige as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#b1bfd8 is the best complementary color to Raw Sugar. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #d8cab2 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 #d8b6b1 and #d3d8b1. Thus found on the left and right of #d8cab2 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Clam Shell and Green Mist colors as they work well with Raw Sugar.
The split-complementary Raw Sugar palette consists of #b6b1d8 and #b1d3d8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b1bfd8). Try Wistful and Jungle Mist colors in combination with #d8cab2, 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 #d8cab2 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 Raw Sugar. Thus Prelude and Jet Stream giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Raw Sugar contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pigeon Post, Surf, and Thistle split by 90° on the color wheel. #d8cab2 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. Raw Sugar tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#b1bfd8) and two others. The Jet Stream 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 #b1d8ca and #d8b1bf.
In a RGB color space, hex #d8cab2 is made of 36% red, 34% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Raw Sugar has a hue angle of 37.89°, a saturation of 32.76% and a lightness of 77.25%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d8cab2 is made of 0% cyan, 5.49% magenta, 14.91% yellow and 15.29% black ink.
| HEX | #d8cab2 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(216,202,178) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 34%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 5.49, 14.91, 15.29 |
| HSL | hsl(37.89,32.76%,77.25%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(37.89,17.59%,84.71%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.8677,0.972,13.739) |
| XYZ | xyz(57.4753,60.0543,50.6819) |