Old Driftwood 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 | #6896b0 |
| Complementary Color | #4f7d97 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (21.67° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 45.1% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Old Driftwood Color. The Cowboy Hat color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Moderne Class (#745b49) for more calm effect. Try Leather Satchel as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#4f7d97 is the best complementary color to Old Driftwood. 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 #97694f complementary color is Wedgewood, 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 Leather are #974f58 and #978c4f. Thus found on the left and right of #97694f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Copper Rust and Barley Corn colors as they work well with Old Driftwood.
The split-complementary Old Driftwood palette consists of #4f5997 and #4f978c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4f7d97). Try Kashmir Blue and Smalt Blue colors in combination with #97694f, 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 #97694f 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 Old Driftwood. Thus Butterfly Bush and Fruit Salad giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Old Driftwood contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Wedgewood, Fruit Salad, and Affair split by 90° on the color wheel. #97694f 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. Old Driftwood tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#4f7d97) and two others. The Fruit Salad is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cannon Pink – 120° from the complementary Wedgewood. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4f9769 and #974f7d.
In a RGB color space, hex #97694f is made of 45% red, 31% green and 24% blue. In a HSL mode Old Driftwood has a hue angle of 21.67°, a saturation of 31.3% and a lightness of 45.1%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #97694f is made of 0% cyan, 18.04% magenta, 28.24% yellow and 40.78% black ink.
| HEX | #97694f |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(151,105,79) |
| RGB Percentage | 45%, 31%, 24% |
| CMYK | 0, 18.04, 28.24, 40.78 |
| HSL | hsl(21.67,31.3%,45.1%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(21.67,47.68%,59.22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.5697,15.1871,21.9639) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.2254,17.247,9.7128) |