Bantam Egg Color

#af6c5d

Bantam Egg is calm, 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 #5093a2
Complementary Color #5ca0af
Color Shade: mid red (10.98° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 52.55% (better contrasting with white)
Bantam Egg Color Sample
Bantam Egg Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #af6c5d

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Bantam Egg Color. The Terrazzo 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 Persimmon Red (#a74e4a) for more energetic effect. Try Gallery Red as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#5ca0af is the best complementary color to Bantam Egg. 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 #af6c5d complementary color is Hippie Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Santa Fe are #af5c76 and #af955c. Thus found on the left and right of #af6c5d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tapestry and Teak colors as they work well with Bantam Egg.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Bantam Egg palette consists of #5c77af and #5caf95 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5ca0af). Try Wedgewood and Silver Tree colors in combination with #af6c5d, 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 #af6c5d 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 Bantam Egg. Thus Scampi and Fern giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Bantam Egg contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Hippie Blue, Chelsea Cucumber, and Wisteria split by 90° on the color wheel. #af6c5d square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet 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. Bantam Egg tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#5ca0af) and two others. The Fern is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tapestry – 120° from the complementary Hippie Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5caf6c and #af5ca0.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #af6c5d is made of 47% red, 29% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode Bantam Egg has a hue angle of 10.98°, a saturation of 33.88% and a lightness of 52.55%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #af6c5d is made of 0% cyan, 26.28% magenta, 32.16% yellow and 31.37% black ink.

HEX #af6c5d
RGB Decimal rgb(175,108,93)
RGB Percentage 47%, 29%, 25%
CMYK 0, 26.28, 32.16, 31.37
HSL hsl(10.98,33.88%,52.55%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(10.98,46.86%,68.63%)
CIE-LAB lab(52.5415,24.9967,19.6442)
XYZ xyz(25.0175,20.6294,13.0192)
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