Fossil Color

#806f63

Fossil is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green

Inverse Color #7f909c
Complementary Color #63737f
Color Shade: warm red (24.83° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 44.51% (better contrasting with white)
Fossil Color Sample
Fossil Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #806f63

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Fossil Color. The Pale Khaki color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Knot (#988266) for more energetic effect. Try Wood Lake as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#63737f is the best complementary color to Fossil. Cool cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #806f63 complementary color is Nevada, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Sand Dune are #7f6365 and #7f7d63. Thus found on the left and right of #806f63 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Falcon and Flax Smoke colors as they work well with Fossil.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Fossil palette consists of #63657f and #637f7d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#63737f). Try Comet and Sirocco colors in combination with #806f63, 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 #806f63 offers a combination of warm blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Fossil. Thus Rum and Viridian Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Fossil contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Nevada, Glade Green, and Rum split by 90° on the color wheel. #806f63 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool 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. Fossil tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#63737f) and two others. The Viridian Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Falcon – 120° from the complementary Nevada. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #637f6f and #7f6373.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #806f63 is made of 38% red, 33% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Fossil has a hue angle of 24.83°, a saturation of 12.78% and a lightness of 44.51%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #806f63 is made of 0% cyan, 6.67% magenta, 11.38% yellow and 49.8% black ink.

HEX #806f63
RGB Decimal rgb(128,111,99)
RGB Percentage 38%, 33%, 29%
CMYK 0, 6.67, 11.38, 49.8
HSL hsl(24.83,12.78%,44.51%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(24.83,22.66%,50.2%)
CIE-LAB lab(48.0818,4.6043,9.1313)
XYZ xyz(16.8387,16.8589,14.171)
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