Earth Warming Color

#bf9f91

Earth Warming 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 #40606e
Complementary Color #91b1bf
Color Shade: warm red (18.26° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 65.88% (better contrasting with white)
Earth Warming Color Sample
Earth Warming Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #bf9f91

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Earth Warming Color. The Pink Earth 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 Dusky Damask (#b98478) for more energetic effect. Try Sauvignon Blanc as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#91b1bf is the best complementary color to Earth Warming. 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 #bf9f91 complementary color is Nepal, 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 Quicksand are #bf919a and #bfb691. Thus found on the left and right of #bf9f91 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Oriental Pink and Indian Khaki colors as they work well with Earth Warming.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Earth Warming palette consists of #9199bf and #91bfb6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#91b1bf). Try Nepal and Shadow Green colors in combination with #bf9f91, 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 #bf9f91 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 Earth Warming. Thus Lavender Purple and Summer Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Earth Warming contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Nepal, Norway, and London Hue split by 90° on the color wheel. #bf9f91 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. Earth Warming tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#91b1bf) and two others. The Summer Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lilac – 120° from the complementary Nepal. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #91bf9f and #bf91b1.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #bf9f91 is made of 39% red, 32% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Earth Warming has a hue angle of 18.26°, a saturation of 26.44% and a lightness of 65.88%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bf9f91 is made of 0% cyan, 12.55% magenta, 18.04% yellow and 25.1% black ink.

HEX #bf9f91
RGB Decimal rgb(191,159,145)
RGB Percentage 39%, 32%, 29%
CMYK 0, 12.55, 18.04, 25.1
HSL hsl(18.26,26.44%,65.88%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(18.26,24.08%,74.9%)
CIE-LAB lab(67.9594,9.6353,11.7143)
XYZ xyz(38.9948,37.917,32.0515)
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