Gosling 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 | #7a8997 |
| Complementary Color | #687785 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (28.97° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 46.47% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Gosling Color. The Sausalito Ridge color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Water Tower (#958f88) for more calm effect. Try Iced Cappuccino as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#687785 is the best complementary color to Gosling. 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 #857668 complementary color is Pale Sky, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Sand Dune are #856868 and #858468. Thus found on the left and right of #857668 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Opium and Bandicoot colors as they work well with Gosling.
The split-complementary Gosling palette consists of #686885 and #688584 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#687785). Try Storm Gray and Juniper colors in combination with #857668, 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 #857668 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 Gosling. Thus Rum and Viridian Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Gosling contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pale Sky, Glade Green, and Rum split by 90° on the color wheel. #857668 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool 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. Gosling tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#687785) and two others. The Viridian Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Falcon – 120° from the complementary Pale Sky. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #688576 and #856877.
In a RGB color space, hex #857668 is made of 37% red, 33% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Gosling has a hue angle of 28.97°, a saturation of 12.24% and a lightness of 46.47%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #857668 is made of 0% cyan, 5.89% magenta, 11.38% yellow and 47.84% black ink.
| HEX | #857668 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(133,118,104) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 33%, 29% |
| CMYK | 0, 5.89, 11.38, 47.84 |
| HSL | hsl(28.97,12.24%,46.47%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(28.97,21.8%,52.16%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.6203,3.3907,9.8307) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.65,18.9429,15.7701) |