Motto Color

#917c6f

Motto 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 #6e8390
Complementary Color #6f8391
Color Shade: warm red (22.94° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 50.2% (better contrasting with white)
Motto Color Sample
Motto Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #917c6f

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Motto Color. The River Rocks 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 Kiln Dried as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#6f8391 is the best complementary color to Motto. 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 #917c6f 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 Almond Frost are #916f73 and #918c6f. Thus found on the left and right of #917c6f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Opium and Granite Green colors as they work well with Motto.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Motto palette consists of #6f7291 and #6f918d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6f8391). Try Waterloo and Juniper colors in combination with #917c6f, 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 #917c6f 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 Motto. Thus Rum and Laurel giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Motto contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Slate Gray, Laurel, and Trendy Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #917c6f 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. Motto tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#6f8391) and two others. The Laurel is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mountbatten Pink – 120° from the complementary Slate Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6f917c and #916f83.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #917c6f is made of 38% red, 33% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Motto has a hue angle of 22.94°, a saturation of 13.39% and a lightness of 50.2%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #917c6f is made of 0% cyan, 8.23% magenta, 13.33% yellow and 43.14% black ink.

HEX #917c6f
RGB Decimal rgb(145,124,111)
RGB Percentage 38%, 33%, 29%
CMYK 0, 8.23, 13.33, 43.14
HSL hsl(22.94,13.39%,50.2%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(22.94,23.45%,56.86%)
CIE-LAB lab(53.5815,5.9262,10.0838)
XYZ xyz(21.7539,21.5827,18.0583)
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