Natural Tan Color

#dcd2c3

Natural Tan 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 #232d3c
Complementary Color #c3cddb
Color Shade: orange (36° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 81.37% (better contrasting with black)
Natural Tan Color Sample
Natural Tan Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #dcd2c3

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Natural Tan Color. The Treasure Map 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 Rustic Rose (#cbb6a4) for more energetic effect. Try Sonoran Desert as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#c3cddb is the best complementary color to Natural Tan. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #dcd2c3 complementary color is Heather, 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 Sisal are #dbc5c3 and #d9dbc3. Thus found on the left and right of #dcd2c3 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Wafer and Tana colors as they work well with Natural Tan.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Natural Tan palette consists of #c5c3db and #c3d9db colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c3cddb). Try Blue Haze and Jungle Mist colors in combination with #dcd2c3, 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 #dcd2c3 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 Natural Tan. Thus Lavender Gray and Paris White giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Natural Tan contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Heather, Sea Mist, and Thistle split by 90° on the color wheel. #dcd2c3 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. Natural Tan tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#c3cddb) and two others. The Paris White is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Maverick – 120° from the complementary Heather. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c3dbd2 and #dbc3cc.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #dcd2c3 is made of 35% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Natural Tan has a hue angle of 36°, a saturation of 26.32% and a lightness of 81.37%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dcd2c3 is made of 0% cyan, 3.92% magenta, 9.8% yellow and 13.73% black ink.

HEX #dcd2c3
RGB Decimal rgb(220,210,195)
RGB Percentage 35%, 34%, 31%
CMYK 0, 3.92, 9.8, 13.73
HSL hsl(36,26.32%,81.37%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(36,11.36%,86.27%)
CIE-LAB lab(84.6119,0.9186,8.6533)
XYZ xyz(62.4121,65.249,60.9346)
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