Natchez 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 | #45606a |
| Complementary Color | #94b0ba |
| Color Shade: | warm red (16.22° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 65.69% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Natchez Color. The Urban Taupe color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Race Track (#cbbeb5) for more calm effect. Try Grey Morn as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#94b0ba is the best complementary color to Natchez. 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 #ba9f95 complementary color is Gull Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Thatch are #ba949d and #bab194. Thus found on the left and right of #ba9f95 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Thatch and Heathered Gray colors as they work well with Natchez.
The split-complementary Natchez palette consists of #949dba and #94bab1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#94b0ba). Try Bali Hai and Summer Green colors in combination with #ba9f95, 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 #ba9f95 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 Natchez. Thus Amethyst Smoke and Summer Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Natchez contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Gull Gray, Norway, and London Hue split by 90° on the color wheel. #ba9f95 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Natchez tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#94b0ba) and two others. The Summer Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bouquet – 120° from the complementary Gull Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #94ba9f and #ba94b0.
In a RGB color space, hex #ba9f95 is made of 38% red, 32% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Natchez has a hue angle of 16.22°, a saturation of 21.14% and a lightness of 65.69%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ba9f95 is made of 0% cyan, 10.59% magenta, 14.51% yellow and 27.06% black ink.
| HEX | #ba9f95 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(186,159,149) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 32%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 10.59, 14.51, 27.06 |
| HSL | hsl(16.22,21.14%,65.69%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(16.22,19.89%,72.94%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.58,8.3184,8.8882) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.0727,37.4053,33.6471) |