Rocky Mountain is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, violet or mid green
| Inverse Color | #567982 |
| Complementary Color | #7ca0a9 |
| Color Shade: | mid red (12.27° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 57.65% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Rocky Mountain Color. The Top Hat Tan color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Prairie Fire (#996e5a) for more energetic effect. Try Smokey Claret as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#7ca0a9 is the best complementary color to Rocky Mountain. Mid cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a9867d complementary color is Gumbo, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Pharlap are #a97c89 and #a99c7c. Thus found on the left and right of #a9867d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pharlap and Donkey Brown colors as they work well with Rocky Mountain.
The split-complementary Rocky Mountain palette consists of #7c89a9 and #7ca99c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7ca0a9). Try Bermuda Gray and Sea Nymph colors in combination with #a9867d, 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 #a9867d offers a combination of mid blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Rocky Mountain. Thus Kimberly and Bay Leaf giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Rocky Mountain contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Gumbo, Amulet, and Lavender Purple split by 90° on the color wheel. #a9867d square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Rocky Mountain tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#7ca0a9) and two others. The Bay Leaf is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bouquet – 120° from the complementary Gumbo. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7ca985 and #a97c9f.
In a RGB color space, hex #a9867d is made of 39% red, 31% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Rocky Mountain has a hue angle of 12.27°, a saturation of 20.37% and a lightness of 57.65%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a9867d is made of 0% cyan, 13.72% magenta, 17.25% yellow and 33.73% black ink.
| HEX | #a9867d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(169,134,125) |
| RGB Percentage | 39%, 31%, 29% |
| CMYK | 0, 13.72, 17.25, 33.73 |
| HSL | hsl(12.27,20.37%,57.65%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(12.27,26.04%,66.27%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.9427,11.9801,9.9277) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.589,26.9659,23.1002) |