Heirloom Color

#b67b71

Heirloom 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 #49848e
Complementary Color #71abb5
Color Shade: mid red (8.7° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 57.84% (better contrasting with white)
Heirloom Color Sample
Heirloom Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #b67b71

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Heirloom Color. The Tuscan Clay color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Foxy (#a85e53) for more energetic effect. Try Rusty Gate as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#71abb5 is the best complementary color to Heirloom. 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 #b67b71 complementary color is Neptune, 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 Turkish Rose are #b57189 and #b59d71. Thus found on the left and right of #b67b71 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Turkish Rose and Mongoose colors as they work well with Heirloom.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Heirloom palette consists of #7189b5 and #71b59d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#71abb5). Try Ship Cove and Silver Tree colors in combination with #b67b71, 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 #b67b71 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 Heirloom. Thus Deluge and Fern giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Heirloom contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Neptune, Olivine, and Wisteria split by 90° on the color wheel. #b67b71 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. Heirloom tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#71abb5) and two others. The Fern is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bouquet – 120° from the complementary Neptune. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #71b57b and #b571ab.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #b67b71 is made of 44% red, 29% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Heirloom has a hue angle of 8.7°, a saturation of 32.09% and a lightness of 57.84%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b67b71 is made of 0% cyan, 23.13% magenta, 27.06% yellow and 28.63% black ink.

HEX #b67b71
RGB Decimal rgb(182,123,113)
RGB Percentage 44%, 29%, 27%
CMYK 0, 23.13, 27.06, 28.63
HSL hsl(8.7,32.09%,57.84%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(8.7,37.91%,71.37%)
CIE-LAB lab(57.3697,21.7262,14.8166)
XYZ xyz(29.355,25.3033,18.9596)
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