Raffia 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 | #23395f |
| Complementary Color | #a0b6dc |
| Color Shade: | orange (38° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 74.51% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Raffia Color. The African Sand 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 New Colonial Yellow (#d9ad7f) for more energetic effect. Try Paper Brown as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#a0b6dc is the best complementary color to Raffia. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #dcc6a0 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 Pavlova are #dca8a0 and #d4dca0. Thus found on the left and right of #dcc6a0 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cameo and Deco colors as they work well with Raffia.
The split-complementary Raffia palette consists of #a7a0dc and #a0d3dc colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a0b6dc). Try Cold Purple and Aqua Island colors in combination with #dcc6a0, 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 #dcc6a0 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 Raffia. Thus Light Wisteria and Aqua Island giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Raffia contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pigeon Post, Celadon, and Light Orchid split by 90° on the color wheel. #dcc6a0 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. Raffia tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#a0b6dc) and two others. The Aqua Island is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Can Can – 120° from the complementary Pigeon Post. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a0dcc6 and #dca0b5.
In a RGB color space, hex #dcc6a0 is made of 38% red, 34% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Raffia has a hue angle of 38°, a saturation of 46.15% and a lightness of 74.51%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dcc6a0 is made of 0% cyan, 8.62% magenta, 23.52% yellow and 13.73% black ink.
| HEX | #dcc6a0 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(220,198,160) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 34%, 28% |
| CMYK | 0, 8.62, 23.52, 13.73 |
| HSL | hsl(38,46.15%,74.51%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(38,27.27%,86.27%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.8176,1.985,21.8886) |
| XYZ | xyz(56.0544,58.1419,41.5258) |