Distant Land Color

#a68a71

Distant Land 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 #59758e
Complementary Color #718da6
Color Shade: warm red (28.3° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 54.71% (better contrasting with white)
Distant Land Color Sample
Distant Land Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #a68a71

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Distant Land Color. The Brownish Grey color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Mega Greige (#ada295) for more calm effect. Try Plaza Taupe as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#718da6 is the best complementary color to Distant Land. 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 #a68a71 complementary color is Bermuda 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 Sandal are #a67172 and #a6a471. Thus found on the left and right of #a68a71 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Coral Tree and Green Smoke colors as they work well with Distant Land.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Distant Land palette consists of #7172a6 and #71a6a4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#718da6). Try Kimberly and Sea Nymph colors in combination with #a68a71, 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 #a68a71 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 Distant Land. Thus Kimberly and Bay Leaf giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Distant Land contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bermuda Gray, Amulet, and Trendy Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #a68a71 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. Distant Land tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#718da6) and two others. The Bay Leaf is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bouquet – 120° from the complementary Bermuda Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #71a68a and #a6718c.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #a68a71 is made of 40% red, 33% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Distant Land has a hue angle of 28.3°, a saturation of 22.94% and a lightness of 54.71%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a68a71 is made of 0% cyan, 10.98% magenta, 20.79% yellow and 34.9% black ink.

HEX #a68a71
RGB Decimal rgb(166,138,113)
RGB Percentage 40%, 33%, 27%
CMYK 0, 10.98, 20.79, 34.9
HSL hsl(28.3,22.94%,54.71%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(28.3,31.93%,65.1%)
CIE-LAB lab(59.4125,6.8247,17.3623)
XYZ xyz(27.795,27.4762,19.4613)
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