Magnitude Color

#ae8d7b

Magnitude 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 #517284
Complementary Color #7b9cae
Color Shade: warm red (21.18° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 58.24% (better contrasting with white)
Magnitude Color Sample
Magnitude Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ae8d7b

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Magnitude Color. The Fall Mood color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Dodge Pole (#a37355) for more energetic effect. Try Crushed Stone as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#7b9cae is the best complementary color to Magnitude. 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 #ae8d7b complementary color is Bali Hai, 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 Sandrift are #ae7b82 and #aea67b. Thus found on the left and right of #ae8d7b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Turkish Rose and Mongoose colors as they work well with Magnitude.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Magnitude palette consists of #7b82ae and #7baea6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7b9cae). Try Wild Blue Yonder and Acapulco colors in combination with #ae8d7b, 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 #ae8d7b 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 Magnitude. Thus Lavender Purple and Bay Leaf giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Magnitude contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bali Hai, Bay Leaf, and Lavender Purple split by 90° on the color wheel. #ae8d7b 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. Magnitude tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#7b9cae) and two others. The Bay Leaf is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bouquet – 120° from the complementary Bali Hai. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7bae8d and #ae7b9c.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ae8d7b is made of 40% red, 32% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Magnitude has a hue angle of 21.18°, a saturation of 23.94% and a lightness of 58.24%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ae8d7b is made of 0% cyan, 12.95% magenta, 20% yellow and 31.76% black ink.

HEX #ae8d7b
RGB Decimal rgb(174,141,123)
RGB Percentage 40%, 32%, 28%
CMYK 0, 12.95, 20, 31.76
HSL hsl(21.18,23.94%,58.24%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(21.18,29.31%,68.24%)
CIE-LAB lab(61.2016,9.7556,14.3094)
XYZ xyz(30.5556,29.4785,22.8184)
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