Loft Light Color

#dccab7

Loft Light 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 #233548
Complementary Color #b7c9dc
Color Shade: orange (30.81° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 79.02% (better contrasting with black)
Loft Light Color Sample
Loft Light Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #dccab7

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Loft Light Color. The Cinnamon Frost 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 Butterscotch Amber (#d3b090) for more energetic effect. Try Indian Khaki as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#b7c9dc is the best complementary color to Loft Light. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #dccab7 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 Akaroa are #dcb7b7 and #dbdcb7. Thus found on the left and right of #dccab7 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Blossom and Tana colors as they work well with Loft Light.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Loft Light palette consists of #b7b7dc and #b7dbdc colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b7c9dc). Try Pigeon Post and Ziggurat colors in combination with #dccab7, 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 #dccab7 offers a combination of warm blue and green cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Loft Light. Thus Prelude and Edgewater giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Loft Light contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pigeon Post, Pixie Green, and Melanie split by 90° on the color wheel. #dccab7 square combo is a palette of orange, warm 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. Loft Light tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#b7c9dc) and two others. The Edgewater is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pink Flare – 120° from the complementary Pigeon Post. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b7dcca and #dcb7c9.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #dccab7 is made of 36% red, 33% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Loft Light has a hue angle of 30.81°, a saturation of 34.58% and a lightness of 79.02%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dccab7 is made of 0% cyan, 7.05% magenta, 14.51% yellow and 13.73% black ink.

HEX #dccab7
RGB Decimal rgb(220,202,183)
RGB Percentage 36%, 33%, 30%
CMYK 0, 7.05, 14.51, 13.73
HSL hsl(30.81,34.58%,79.02%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(30.81,16.82%,86.27%)
CIE-LAB lab(82.3118,3.2044,11.7517)
XYZ xyz(59.183,60.8756,53.4306)
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