Inca Temple Color

#8c7b6c

Inca Temple 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 #738493
Complementary Color #6b7d8c
Color Shade: warm red (28.13° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 48.63% (better contrasting with white)
Inca Temple Color Sample
Inca Temple Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #8c7b6c

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Inca Temple Color. The Smokehouse color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Bear Hug (#796359) for more energetic effect. Try Shiitake Mushroom as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#6b7d8c is the best complementary color to Inca Temple. 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 #8c7b6c complementary color is Slate Gray, 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 Makara are #8c6b6d and #8c8b6b. Thus found on the left and right of #8c7b6c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Opium and Avocado colors as they work well with Inca Temple.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Inca Temple palette consists of #6b6c8c and #6b8c8b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6b7d8c). Try Storm Gray and Juniper colors in combination with #8c7b6c, 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 #8c7b6c 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 Inca Temple. Thus Rum and Viridian Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Inca Temple contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Slate Gray, Highland, and Trendy Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #8c7b6c 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. Inca Temple tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#6b7d8c) 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 #6b8c7b and #8c6b7d.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #8c7b6c is made of 38% red, 33% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Inca Temple has a hue angle of 28.13°, a saturation of 12.9% and a lightness of 48.63%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8c7b6c is made of 0% cyan, 6.66% magenta, 12.55% yellow and 45.1% black ink.

HEX #8c7b6c
RGB Decimal rgb(140,123,108)
RGB Percentage 38%, 33%, 29%
CMYK 0, 6.66, 12.55, 45.1
HSL hsl(28.13,12.9%,48.63%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(28.13,22.86%,54.9%)
CIE-LAB lab(52.7564,4,10.5967)
XYZ xyz(20.605,20.8241,17.1208)
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