Dried Dates is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, cool magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #b5bdc5 |
| Complementary Color | #39414a |
| Color Shade: | warm red (30° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 25.88% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Dried Dates Color. The Lewisham color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Buffalo Dance (#695645) for more energetic effect. Try Grand Avenue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#39414a is the best complementary color to Dried Dates. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #4a423a complementary color is Bright Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Armadillo are #4a3a39 and #4a4a39. Thus found on the left and right of #4a423a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Matterhorn and Kelp colors as they work well with Dried Dates.
The split-complementary Dried Dates palette consists of #39394a and #394a4a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#39414a). Try Tuna and Cape Cod colors in combination with #4a423a, 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 #4a423a offers a combination of warm blue and green cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Dried Dates. Thus Ship Gray and Cape Cod giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Dried Dates contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bright Gray, Lunar Green, and Matterhorn split by 90° on the color wheel. #4a423a square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Dried Dates tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#39414a) and two others. The Cape Cod is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Matterhorn – 120° from the complementary Bright Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #394a42 and #4a3942.
In a RGB color space, hex #4a423a is made of 37% red, 33% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Dried Dates has a hue angle of 30°, a saturation of 12.12% and a lightness of 25.88%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4a423a is made of 0% cyan, 3.14% magenta, 6.27% yellow and 70.98% black ink.
| HEX | #4a423a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(74,66,58) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 33%, 29% |
| CMYK | 0, 3.14, 6.27, 70.98 |
| HSL | hsl(30,12.12%,25.88%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(30,21.62%,29.02%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(28.5321,1.8669,6.1115) |
| XYZ | xyz(5.536,5.6578,4.8033) |