Cochise Color

#ddcdb3

Cochise 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 #22324c
Complementary Color #b3c2dd
Color Shade: orange (37.14° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 78.43% (better contrasting with black)
Cochise Color Sample
Cochise Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ddcdb3

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Cochise Color. The Ligonier 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 Summerwood (#d4b28b) for more energetic effect. Try Beige Ganesh as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#b3c2dd is the best complementary color to Cochise. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ddcdb3 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 Bone are #ddb8b3 and #d8ddb3. Thus found on the left and right of #ddcdb3 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cavern Pink and Beryl Green colors as they work well with Cochise.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Cochise palette consists of #b8b3dd and #b3d8dd colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b3c2dd). Try Cold Purple and Ziggurat colors in combination with #ddcdb3, 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 #ddcdb3 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 Cochise. Thus Prelude and Fringy Flower giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Cochise contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pigeon Post, Moss Green, and Melanie split by 90° on the color wheel. #ddcdb3 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. Cochise tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#b3c2dd) and two others. The Fringy Flower 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 #b3ddcd and #ddb3c2.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ddcdb3 is made of 37% red, 34% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Cochise has a hue angle of 37.14°, a saturation of 38.18% and a lightness of 78.43%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ddcdb3 is made of 0% cyan, 6.28% magenta, 16.47% yellow and 13.33% black ink.

HEX #ddcdb3
RGB Decimal rgb(221,205,179)
RGB Percentage 37%, 34%, 30%
CMYK 0, 6.28, 16.47, 13.33
HSL hsl(37.14,38.18%,78.43%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(37.14,19%,86.67%)
CIE-LAB lab(83.0671,1.3959,14.9573)
XYZ xyz(59.7868,62.2895,51.5198)
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