Prestige Color

#b8a7a0

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

Inverse Color #47585f
Complementary Color #a0b1b8
Color Shade: warm red (17.5° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 67.45% (better contrasting with white)
Prestige Color Sample
Prestige Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #b8a7a0

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Prestige Color. The Cozy Cocoa color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Coyote Tracks (#b08f7f) for more energetic effect. Try Baby Sprout as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#a0b1b8 is the best complementary color to Prestige. Cool cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b8a7a0 complementary color is Gull Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Silk are #b8a0a5 and #b8b3a0. Thus found on the left and right of #b8a7a0 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Martini and Nomad colors as they work well with Prestige.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Prestige palette consists of #a0a5b8 and #a0b8b3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a0b1b8). Try Santas Gray and Tower Gray colors in combination with #b8a7a0, 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 #b8a7a0 offers a combination of warm blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Prestige. Thus Amethyst Smoke and Summer Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Prestige contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Gull Gray, Norway, and London Hue split by 90° on the color wheel. #b8a7a0 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool 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. Prestige tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#a0b1b8) and two others. The Summer Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lily – 120° from the complementary Gull Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a0b8a7 and #b8a0b1.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #b8a7a0 is made of 36% red, 33% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Prestige has a hue angle of 17.5°, a saturation of 14.46% and a lightness of 67.45%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b8a7a0 is made of 0% cyan, 6.67% magenta, 9.41% yellow and 27.84% black ink.

HEX #b8a7a0
RGB Decimal rgb(184,167,160)
RGB Percentage 36%, 33%, 31%
CMYK 0, 6.67, 9.41, 27.84
HSL hsl(17.5,14.46%,67.45%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(17.5,13.04%,72.16%)
CIE-LAB lab(69.7293,4.9561,5.8407)
XYZ xyz(39.931,40.3658,38.9445)
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