Hipster Hippo 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 | #404c54 |
| Complementary Color | #abb6be |
| Color Shade: | warm red (24° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 70.98% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Hipster Hippo Color. The Rich Taupe 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 Shattell (#b5a088) for more energetic effect. Try Gustav as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#abb6be is the best complementary color to Hipster Hippo. 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 #bfb3ab complementary color is Hit 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 Silk are #beabac and #bebcab. Thus found on the left and right of #bfb3ab on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Silk and Ash colors as they work well with Hipster Hippo.
The split-complementary Hipster Hippo palette consists of #abacbe and #abbebc colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#abb6be). Try Spun Pearl and Tower Gray colors in combination with #bfb3ab, 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 #bfb3ab 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 Hipster Hippo. Thus Chatelle and Powder Ash giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Hipster Hippo contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Hit Gray, Green Spring, and London Hue split by 90° on the color wheel. #bfb3ab 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. Hipster Hippo tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#abb6be) and two others. The Powder Ash is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pink Swan – 120° from the complementary Hit Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #abbeb3 and #beabb6.
In a RGB color space, hex #bfb3ab is made of 35% red, 33% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Hipster Hippo has a hue angle of 24°, a saturation of 13.51% and a lightness of 70.98%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bfb3ab is made of 0% cyan, 4.7% magenta, 7.84% yellow and 25.1% black ink.
| HEX | #bfb3ab |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(191,179,171) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 33%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 4.7, 7.84, 25.1 |
| HSL | hsl(24,13.51%,70.98%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(24,10.47%,74.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.7119,2.8835,5.6044) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.9566,46.2568,45.0871) |