Key to the City 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 | #446483 |
| Complementary Color | #7b9bbb |
| Color Shade: | warm red (29.52° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 60.98% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Key to the City Color. The Red Earth color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Thermos (#d2bb95) for more energetic effect. Try Spiced Vinegar as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#7b9bbb is the best complementary color to Key to the City. 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 #bb9b7c complementary color is Ship Cove, 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 Mongoose are #bb7b7c and #bbba7b. Thus found on the left and right of #bb9b7c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Old Rose and Gimblet colors as they work well with Key to the City.
The split-complementary Key to the City palette consists of #7b7cbb and #7bbbba colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7b9bbb). Try Wild Blue Yonder and Neptune colors in combination with #bb9b7c, 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 #bb9b7c 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 Key to the City. Thus Purple Mountain's Majesty and Acapulco giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Key to the City contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Ship Cove, De York, and Wisteria split by 90° on the color wheel. #bb9b7c 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. Key to the City tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#7b9bbb) and two others. The Acapulco is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Turkish Rose – 120° from the complementary Ship Cove. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7bbb9b and #bb7b9b.
In a RGB color space, hex #bb9b7c is made of 40% red, 33% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Key to the City has a hue angle of 29.52°, a saturation of 31.66% and a lightness of 60.98%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bb9b7c is made of 0% cyan, 12.55% magenta, 24.7% yellow and 26.67% black ink.
| HEX | #bb9b7c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(187,155,124) |
| RGB Percentage | 40%, 33%, 27% |
| CMYK | 0, 12.55, 24.7, 26.67 |
| HSL | hsl(29.52,31.66%,60.98%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(29.52,33.69%,73.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.1073,7.3593,20.7109) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.853,35.4627,24.0241) |