Braided Raffia Color

#e1d0af

Braided Raffia 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 #1e2f50
Complementary Color #afc0e1
Color Shade: orange (39.6° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 78.43% (better contrasting with black)
Braided Raffia Color Sample
Braided Raffia Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #e1d0af

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Braided Raffia Color. The Hiker's Delight color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Summerwood (#d4b28b) for more energetic effect. Try Sheepskin as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#afc0e1 is the best complementary color to Braided Raffia. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #e1d0af complementary color is Periwinkle Gray, 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 Grain Brown are #e1b7af and #d9e1af. Thus found on the left and right of #e1d0af on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Rose Fog and Beryl Green colors as they work well with Braided Raffia.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Braided Raffia palette consists of #b6afe1 and #afd9e1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#afc0e1). Try Cold Purple and Powder Blue colors in combination with #e1d0af, 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 #e1d0af 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 Braided Raffia. Thus Light Wisteria and Fringy Flower giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Braided Raffia contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Periwinkle Gray, Celadon, and Melanie split by 90° on the color wheel. #e1d0af 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. Braided Raffia tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#afc0e1) and two others. The Fringy Flower is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cavern Pink – 120° from the complementary Periwinkle Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #afe1d0 and #e1afbf.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #e1d0af is made of 37% red, 34% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Braided Raffia has a hue angle of 39.6°, a saturation of 45.45% and a lightness of 78.43%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e1d0af is made of 0% cyan, 6.67% magenta, 19.61% yellow and 11.76% black ink.

HEX #e1d0af
RGB Decimal rgb(225,208,175)
RGB Percentage 37%, 34%, 29%
CMYK 0, 6.67, 19.61, 11.76
HSL hsl(39.6,45.45%,78.43%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(39.6,22.22%,88.24%)
CIE-LAB lab(84.0773,0.7318,18.5366)
XYZ xyz(61.3451,64.2144,49.7188)
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