Paloma is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #606366 |
| Complementary Color | #999c9f |
| Color Shade: | warm red (30° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 61.18% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Paloma Color. The Ethiopia color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called On the Avenue (#948776) for more energetic effect. Try Cherry Bark as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#999c9f is the best complementary color to Paloma. Cool cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #9f9c99 complementary color is Oslo Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Dawn are #9f9999 and #9f9f99. Thus found on the left and right of #9f9c99 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Dusty Gray and Star Dust colors as they work well with Paloma.
The split-complementary Paloma palette consists of #99999f and #999f9f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#999c9f). Try Manatee and Edward colors in combination with #9f9c99, 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 #9f9c99 offers a combination of violet and green cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Paloma. Thus Mountain Mist and Pewter giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Paloma contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Oslo Gray, Mantle, and Shady Lady split by 90° on the color wheel. #9f9c99 square combo is a palette of orange, 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. Paloma tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#999c9f) and two others. The Pewter is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Dusty Gray – 120° from the complementary Oslo Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #999f9c and #9f999c.
In a RGB color space, hex #9f9c99 is made of 34% red, 33% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Paloma has a hue angle of 30°, a saturation of 3.03% and a lightness of 61.18%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9f9c99 is made of 0% cyan, 1.17% magenta, 2.35% yellow and 37.65% black ink.
| HEX | #9f9c99 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(159,156,153) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 33%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0, 1.17, 2.35, 37.65 |
| HSL | hsl(30,3.03%,61.18%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(30,3.77%,62.35%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.5218,0.5276,1.9447) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.9363,33.4478,34.9098) |