Rosetta Color

#ba8f7f

Rosetta 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 #457080
Complementary Color #7fa9ba
Color Shade: warm red (16.27° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 61.37% (better contrasting with white)
Rosetta Color Sample
Rosetta Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ba8f7f

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Rosetta Color. The Bamboo Beige color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Autumn Russet (#a4746e) for more calm effect. Try Caramel Candy as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#7fa9ba is the best complementary color to Rosetta. 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 #ba8f7f complementary color is Neptune, 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 Brandy Rose are #ba7f8c and #baac7f. Thus found on the left and right of #ba8f7f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Turkish Rose and Mongoose colors as they work well with Rosetta.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Rosetta palette consists of #7f8cba and #7fbaac colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7fa9ba). Try Wild Blue Yonder and Gulf Stream colors in combination with #ba8f7f, 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 #ba8f7f 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 Rosetta. Thus Lavender Purple and De York giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Rosetta contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Neptune, Olivine, and Purple Mountain's Majesty split by 90° on the color wheel. #ba8f7f 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. Rosetta tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#7fa9ba) and two others. The De York 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 #7fba8f and #ba7fa9.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ba8f7f is made of 41% red, 31% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Rosetta has a hue angle of 16.27°, a saturation of 29.95% and a lightness of 61.37%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ba8f7f is made of 0% cyan, 16.86% magenta, 23.14% yellow and 27.06% black ink.

HEX #ba8f7f
RGB Decimal rgb(186,143,127)
RGB Percentage 41%, 31%, 28%
CMYK 0, 16.86, 23.14, 27.06
HSL hsl(16.27,29.95%,61.37%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(16.27,31.72%,72.94%)
CIE-LAB lab(63.0245,13.9751,14.778)
XYZ xyz(33.9029,31.6163,24.3944)
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