Dusty Path 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 | #73889c |
| Complementary Color | #63788b |
| Color Shade: | warm red (29.27° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 46.86% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Dusty Path Color. The Shadow Taupe color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Britches (#a09073) for more energetic effect. Try Elephant Ear as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#63788b is the best complementary color to Dusty Path. 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 #8c7763 complementary color is Slate Gray, 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 Cement are #8b6363 and #8b8b63. Thus found on the left and right of #8c7763 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Copper Rose and Avocado colors as they work well with Dusty Path.
The split-complementary Dusty Path palette consists of #63638b and #638b8b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#63788b). Try Dolphin and Juniper colors in combination with #8c7763, 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 #8c7763 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 Dusty Path. Thus Rum and Viridian Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Dusty Path contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Slate Gray, Glade Green, and Strikemaster split by 90° on the color wheel. #8c7763 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. Dusty Path tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#63788b) and two others. The Viridian Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Falcon – 120° from the complementary Slate Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #638b77 and #8b6378.
In a RGB color space, hex #8c7763 is made of 39% red, 33% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Dusty Path has a hue angle of 29.27°, a saturation of 17.15% and a lightness of 46.86%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8c7763 is made of 0% cyan, 8.23% magenta, 16.08% yellow and 45.1% black ink.
| HEX | #8c7763 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(140,119,99) |
| RGB Percentage | 39%, 33%, 28% |
| CMYK | 0, 8.23, 16.08, 45.1 |
| HSL | hsl(29.27,17.15%,46.86%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(29.27,29.29%,54.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.462,4.9368,14.0292) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.6642,19.67,14.5646) |