Heavy Skintone 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 | #6d858e |
| Complementary Color | #718892 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (16.36° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 50.78% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Heavy Skintone Color. The Anchovy color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Clove (#876155) for more energetic effect. Try Warm Haze as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#718892 is the best complementary color to Heavy Skintone. 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 #927a71 complementary color is Slate Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
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 #927178 and #928a71. Thus found on the left and right of #927a71 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bazaar and Arrowtown colors as they work well with Heavy Skintone.
The split-complementary Heavy Skintone palette consists of #717892 and #71928a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#718892). Try Slate Gray and Juniper colors in combination with #927a71, 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 #927a71 offers a combination of mid blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Heavy Skintone. Thus Topaz and Laurel giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Heavy Skintone contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Slate Gray, Laurel, and Rum split by 90° on the color wheel. #927a71 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. Heavy Skintone tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#718892) 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 #71927a and #927189.
In a RGB color space, hex #927a71 is made of 38% red, 32% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Heavy Skintone has a hue angle of 16.36°, a saturation of 13.15% and a lightness of 50.78%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #927a71 is made of 0% cyan, 9.41% magenta, 12.94% yellow and 42.75% black ink.
| HEX | #927a71 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(146,122,113) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 32%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 9.41, 12.94, 42.75 |
| HSL | hsl(16.36,13.15%,50.78%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(16.36,22.6%,57.25%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.1919,7.7938,8.3831) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.7942,21.2223,18.5704) |