Object of Desire is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green
| Inverse Color | #485757 |
| Complementary Color | #a8b6b6 |
| Color Shade: | mid red (0° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 68.82% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Object of Desire Color. The Spanish Grey color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Stonewall Grey (#c1c1c1) for more calm effect. Try Dreamscape Grey as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#a8b6b6 is the best complementary color to Object of Desire. Warm cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b7a8a8 complementary color is Edward, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm magenta, mid red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Martini are #b6a8af and #b6afa8. Thus found on the left and right of #b7a8a8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pink Swan and Tide colors as they work well with Object of Desire.
The split-complementary Object of Desire palette consists of #a8afb6 and #a8b6af colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a8b6b6). Try Gray Chateau and Edward colors in combination with #b7a8a8, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #b7a8a8 offers a combination of cool blue and warm green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Object of Desire. Thus Spun Pearl and Green Spring giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Object of Desire contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Edward, Bud, and Spun Pearl split by 90° on the color wheel. #b7a8a8 square combo is a palette of mid red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Object of Desire tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#a8b6b6) and two others. The Green Spring is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Shady Lady – 120° from the complementary Edward. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a8b6a8 and #b6a8b6.
In a RGB color space, hex #b7a8a8 is made of 35% red, 32% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Object of Desire has a hue angle of 0°, a saturation of 9.43% and a lightness of 68.82%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b7a8a8 is made of 0% cyan, 5.88% magenta, 5.88% yellow and 28.24% black ink.
| HEX | #b7a8a8 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(183,168,168) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 32%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 5.88, 5.88, 28.24 |
| HSL | hsl(0,9.43%,68.82%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(0,8.2%,71.76%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.1056,5.4106,1.9506) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.599,40.8997,42.8004) |