Dove Color

#b3ada7

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

Inverse Color #4c5258
Complementary Color #a7acb3
Color Shade: warm red (30° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 67.84% (better contrasting with white)
Dove Color Sample
Dove Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #b3ada7

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Dove Color. The Grullo color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Chic Taupe (#aa9788) for more energetic effect. Try Malta as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#a7acb3 is the best complementary color to Dove. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b3ada7 complementary color is Gray Chateau, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Cloudy are #b3a7a7 and #b3b3a7. Thus found on the left and right of #b3ada7 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Martini and Eagle colors as they work well with Dove.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Dove palette consists of #a7a7b3 and #a7b3b3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a7acb3). Try Spun Pearl and Edward colors in combination with #b3ada7, 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 #b3ada7 offers a combination of violet and green cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Dove. Thus Spun Pearl and Edward giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Dove contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Gray Chateau, Green Spring, and Shady Lady split by 90° on the color wheel. #b3ada7 square combo is a palette of orange, warm green, blue 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. Dove tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#a7acb3) and two others. The Edward is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Shady Lady – 120° from the complementary Gray Chateau. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a7b3ad and #b3a7ad.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #b3ada7 is made of 34% red, 33% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Dove has a hue angle of 30°, a saturation of 7.32% and a lightness of 67.84%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b3ada7 is made of 0% cyan, 2.36% magenta, 4.71% yellow and 29.8% black ink.

HEX #b3ada7
RGB Decimal rgb(179,173,167)
RGB Percentage 34%, 33%, 32%
CMYK 0, 2.36, 4.71, 29.8
HSL hsl(30,7.32%,67.84%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(30,6.7%,70.2%)
CIE-LAB lab(71.0504,1.0599,3.83)
XYZ xyz(40.509,42.2609,42.5813)
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