Old Doeskin 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 | #425464 |
| Complementary Color | #9badbd |
| Color Shade: | warm red (28.24° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 67.45% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Old Doeskin Color. The Tanglewood color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Caramelized (#ba947f) for more energetic effect. Try Roebuck as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#9badbd is the best complementary color to Old Doeskin. 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 #bdab9b complementary color is Gull Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Malta are #bd9b9b and #bdbc9b. Thus found on the left and right of #bdab9b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Thatch and Heathered Gray colors as they work well with Old Doeskin.
The split-complementary Old Doeskin palette consists of #9b9cbd and #9bbdbc colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9badbd). Try Amethyst Smoke and Shadow Green colors in combination with #bdab9b, 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 #bdab9b 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 Old Doeskin. Thus Amethyst Smoke and Summer Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Old Doeskin contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Gull Gray, Norway, and London Hue split by 90° on the color wheel. #bdab9b 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. Old Doeskin tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#9badbd) 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 #9bbdab and #bd9bac.
In a RGB color space, hex #bdab9b is made of 37% red, 33% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Old Doeskin has a hue angle of 28.24°, a saturation of 20.48% and a lightness of 67.45%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bdab9b is made of 0% cyan, 7.06% magenta, 13.34% yellow and 25.88% black ink.
| HEX | #bdab9b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(189,171,155) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 33%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 7.06, 13.34, 25.88 |
| HSL | hsl(28.24,20.48%,67.45%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(28.24,17.99%,74.12%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.0849,3.8496,10.5916) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.4656,42.3112,36.9918) |