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 | #152547 |
| Complementary Color | #b8c7e9 |
| Color Shade: | orange (40.8° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 81.96% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Raffia Color. The Copacabana Sand 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 Dakota Wheat (#e1bd8e) for more energetic effect. Try Laksa as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#b8c7e9 is the best complementary color to 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 #eadab8 complementary color is Spindle, 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 Raffia are #e9c1b8 and #e0e9b8. Thus found on the left and right of #eadab8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Rose Fog and Fall Green colors as they work well with Raffia.
The split-complementary Raffia palette consists of #c1b8e9 and #b8e0e9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b8c7e9). Try Prelude and Powder Blue colors in combination with #eadab8, 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 #eadab8 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 Raffia. Thus French Lilac and Cruise giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Raffia contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Spindle, Padua, and Light Orchid split by 90° on the color wheel. #eadab8 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. Raffia tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#b8c7e9) and two others. The Cruise is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Shilo – 120° from the complementary Spindle. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b8e9da and #e9b8c8.
In a RGB color space, hex #eadab8 is made of 37% red, 34% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Raffia has a hue angle of 40.8°, a saturation of 54.35% and a lightness of 81.96%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #eadab8 is made of 0% cyan, 6.27% magenta, 19.6% yellow and 8.24% black ink.
| HEX | #eadab8 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(234,218,184) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 34%, 29% |
| CMYK | 0, 6.27, 19.6, 8.24 |
| HSL | hsl(40.8,54.35%,81.96%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(40.8,21.37%,91.76%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(87.5316,0.1766,18.7361) |
| XYZ | xyz(67.6548,71.0959,55.5045) |