Ancient Chest is soft, 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 | #66add4 |
| Complementary Color | #2b7198 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (21.27° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 38.43% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Ancient Chest Color. The Bourbon 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 Raucous Orange (#c35530) for more energetic effect. Try Gingery as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#2b7198 is the best complementary color to Ancient Chest. 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 #99522b complementary color is Jelly Bean, 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 Paarl are #982b3b and #98892b. Thus found on the left and right of #99522b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Stiletto and Luxor Gold colors as they work well with Ancient Chest.
The split-complementary Ancient Chest palette consists of #2b3a98 and #2b9889 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#2b7198). Try Sapphire and Lochinvar colors in combination with #99522b, 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 #99522b 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 Ancient Chest. Thus Daisy Bush and Eucalyptus giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Ancient Chest contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Jelly Bean, Forest Green, and Vivid Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #99522b 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. Ancient Chest tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#2b7198) and two others. The Eucalyptus is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Royal Heath – 120° from the complementary Jelly Bean. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #2b9852 and #982b71.
In a RGB color space, hex #99522b is made of 55% red, 29% green and 15% blue. In a HSL mode Ancient Chest has a hue angle of 21.27°, a saturation of 56.12% and a lightness of 38.43%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #99522b is made of 0% cyan, 27.84% magenta, 43.14% yellow and 40% black ink.
| HEX | #99522b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(153,82,43) |
| RGB Percentage | 55%, 29%, 15% |
| CMYK | 0, 27.84, 43.14, 40 |
| HSL | hsl(21.27,56.12%,38.43%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(21.27,71.9%,60%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.7351,26.2625,35.2459) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.5902,12.9813,3.9167) |