Ancient Doeskin Color

#dcc9a8

Ancient Doeskin 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 #233657
Complementary Color #a8bbdb
Color Shade: orange (38.08° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 76.08% (better contrasting with black)
Ancient Doeskin Color Sample
Ancient Doeskin Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #dcc9a8

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Ancient Doeskin Color. The Woven Navajo 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 Toast and Butter (#d2ad84) for more energetic effect. Try Cheddar Biscuit as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#a8bbdb is the best complementary color to Ancient Doeskin. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #dcc9a8 complementary color is Pigeon Post, 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 Sapling are #dbafa8 and #d4dba8. Thus found on the left and right of #dcc9a8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cameo and Sapling colors as they work well with Ancient Doeskin.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Ancient Doeskin palette consists of #afa8db and #a8d4db colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a8bbdb). Try Cold Purple and Aqua Island colors in combination with #dcc9a8, 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 #dcc9a8 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 Ancient Doeskin. Thus Light Wisteria and Sinbad giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Ancient Doeskin contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pigeon Post, Moss Green, and Melanie split by 90° on the color wheel. #dcc9a8 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue 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. Ancient Doeskin tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#a8bbdb) 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 #a8dbc9 and #dba8bb.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #dcc9a8 is made of 37% red, 34% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Ancient Doeskin has a hue angle of 38.08°, a saturation of 42.62% and a lightness of 76.08%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dcc9a8 is made of 0% cyan, 7.45% magenta, 20.39% yellow and 13.73% black ink.

HEX #dcc9a8
RGB Decimal rgb(220,201,168)
RGB Percentage 37%, 34%, 29%
CMYK 0, 7.45, 20.39, 13.73
HSL hsl(38.08,42.62%,76.08%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(38.08,23.64%,86.27%)
CIE-LAB lab(81.7381,1.5169,18.9206)
XYZ xyz(57.4697,59.8161,45.5625)
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