Warm Comfort Color

#b38a82

Warm Comfort 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 #4c757d
Complementary Color #82abb3
Color Shade: mid red (9.8° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 60.59% (better contrasting with white)
Warm Comfort Color Sample
Warm Comfort Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #b38a82

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Warm Comfort Color. The Terra Cotta Urn color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Frontier Land (#bca59a) for more calm effect. Try Clovedust as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#82abb3 is the best complementary color to Warm Comfort. 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 #b38a82 complementary color is Gulf Stream, 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 Brandy Rose are #b38292 and #b3a282. Thus found on the left and right of #b38a82 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bouquet and Mongoose colors as they work well with Warm Comfort.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Warm Comfort palette consists of #8292b3 and #82b3a2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#82abb3). Try Wild Blue Yonder and Acapulco colors in combination with #b38a82, 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 #b38a82 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 Warm Comfort. Thus Lavender Purple and Bay Leaf giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Warm Comfort contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Gulf Stream, Olivine, and Lavender Purple split by 90° on the color wheel. #b38a82 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. Warm Comfort tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#82abb3) and two others. The Bay Leaf is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bouquet – 120° from the complementary Gulf Stream. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #82b38a and #b382aa.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #b38a82 is made of 40% red, 31% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Warm Comfort has a hue angle of 9.8°, a saturation of 24.38% and a lightness of 60.59%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b38a82 is made of 0% cyan, 16.08% magenta, 19.22% yellow and 29.8% black ink.

HEX #b38a82
RGB Decimal rgb(179,138,130)
RGB Percentage 40%, 31%, 29%
CMYK 0, 16.08, 19.22, 29.8
HSL hsl(9.8,24.38%,60.59%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(9.8,27.37%,70.2%)
CIE-LAB lab(61.1089,14.409,10.2868)
XYZ xyz(31.7081,29.3724,25.1173)
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