Gunny Sack 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 | #232c43 |
| Complementary Color | #bcc5dc |
| Color Shade: | orange (43.13° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 80% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Gunny Sack Color. The Row House Tan 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 October Harvest (#d1bb98) for more energetic effect. Try Curious Collection as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#bcc5dc is the best complementary color to Gunny Sack. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #dcd3bc 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 Tana are #dcc3bc and #d5dcbc. Thus found on the left and right of #dcd3bc on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Wafer and Tana colors as they work well with Gunny Sack.
The split-complementary Gunny Sack palette consists of #c3bcdc and #bcd5dc colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#bcc5dc). Try Lavender Gray and Ziggurat colors in combination with #dcd3bc, 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 #dcd3bc 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 Gunny Sack. Thus Prelude and Edgewater giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Gunny Sack contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pigeon Post, Surf, and Thistle split by 90° on the color wheel. #dcd3bc 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. Gunny Sack tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#bcc5dc) 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 #bcdcd3 and #dcbcc5.
In a RGB color space, hex #dcd3bc is made of 36% red, 34% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Gunny Sack has a hue angle of 43.13°, a saturation of 31.37% and a lightness of 80%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dcd3bc is made of 0% cyan, 3.52% magenta, 12.54% yellow and 13.73% black ink.
| HEX | #dcd3bc |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(220,211,188) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 34%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 3.52, 12.54, 13.73 |
| HSL | hsl(43.13,31.37%,80%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(43.13,14.55%,86.27%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.7074,-0.7165,12.4961) |
| XYZ | xyz(61.8866,65.435,56.9454) |