Heirloom Quilt Color

#ab979a

Heirloom Quilt is pale, warm-toned shade of cool red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green

Inverse Color #546865
Complementary Color #97aba8
Color Shade: cool red (351° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 63.14% (better contrasting with white)
Heirloom Quilt Color Sample
Heirloom Quilt Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ab979a

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Heirloom Quilt Color. The Chaise Mauve color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Venetian (#928083) for more calm effect. Try Going Rouge as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#97aba8 is the best complementary color to Heirloom Quilt. Warm cyan shades generally complement the cool red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ab979a complementary color is Pewter, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Dusty Gray are #ab97a3 and #ab9e97. Thus found on the left and right of #ab979a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Dusty Gray and Bronco colors as they work well with Heirloom Quilt.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Heirloom Quilt palette consists of #97a3ab and #97ab9e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#97aba8). Try Gray Chateau and Pewter colors in combination with #ab979a, 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 #ab979a offers a combination of cool blue and warm green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Heirloom Quilt. Thus Santas Gray and Envy giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Heirloom Quilt contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pewter, Bud, and Amethyst Smoke split by 90° on the color wheel. #ab979a square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue 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. Heirloom Quilt tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#97aba8) and two others. The Envy is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Amethyst Smoke – 120° from the complementary Pewter. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #99ab97 and #a897ab.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ab979a is made of 36% red, 32% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Heirloom Quilt has a hue angle of 351°, a saturation of 10.64% and a lightness of 63.14%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ab979a is made of 0% cyan, 7.84% magenta, 6.67% yellow and 32.94% black ink.

HEX #ab979a
RGB Decimal rgb(171,151,154)
RGB Percentage 36%, 32%, 32%
CMYK 0, 7.84, 6.67, 32.94
HSL hsl(351,10.64%,63.14%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(351,11.7%,67.06%)
CIE-LAB lab(64.2614,7.9136,1.1309)
XYZ xyz(33.6939,33.1242,35.1896)
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