Grain of Rice Color

#dfd2c0

Grain of Rice 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 #202d3f
Complementary Color #c0cdde
Color Shade: orange (34.84° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 81.37% (better contrasting with black)
Grain of Rice Color Sample
Grain of Rice Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #dfd2c0

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Grain of Rice Color. The Parsnip 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 Bauhaus Buff (#cfb49e) for more energetic effect. Try Soba as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#c0cdde is the best complementary color to Grain of Rice. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #dfd2c0 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 #dec2c0 and #dcdec0. Thus found on the left and right of #dfd2c0 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Wafer and Tana colors as they work well with Grain of Rice.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Grain of Rice palette consists of #c2c0de and #c0dcde colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c0cdde). Try Lavender Gray and Ziggurat colors in combination with #dfd2c0, 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 #dfd2c0 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 Grain of Rice. Thus Prelude and Edgewater giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Grain of Rice contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pigeon Post, Surf, and Thistle split by 90° on the color wheel. #dfd2c0 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. Grain of Rice tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#c0cdde) 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 #c0ded2 and #dec0cd.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #dfd2c0 is made of 36% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Grain of Rice has a hue angle of 34.84°, a saturation of 32.63% and a lightness of 81.37%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dfd2c0 is made of 0% cyan, 5.1% magenta, 12.16% yellow and 12.55% black ink.

HEX #dfd2c0
RGB Decimal rgb(223,210,192)
RGB Percentage 36%, 34%, 31%
CMYK 0, 5.1, 12.16, 12.55
HSL hsl(34.84,32.63%,81.37%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(34.84,13.9%,87.45%)
CIE-LAB lab(84.7853,1.514,10.5233)
XYZ xyz(62.9924,65.5869,59.2087)
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