Lanyard is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, cool magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #3f668d |
| Complementary Color | #7298bf |
| Color Shade: | warm red (30° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 60% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Lanyard Color. The Sundial color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Warm and Toasty (#cbb68f) for more calm effect. Try Desert Pebble as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#7298bf is the best complementary color to Lanyard. Blue cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c09972 complementary color is Ship Cove, 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 Muddy Waters are #bf7272 and #bfbf72. Thus found on the left and right of #c09972 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Old Rose and Gimblet colors as they work well with Lanyard.
The split-complementary Lanyard palette consists of #7272bf and #72bfbf colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7298bf). Try Blue Marguerite and Neptune colors in combination with #c09972, 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 #c09972 offers a combination of warm blue and green cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Lanyard. Thus Wisteria and Silver Tree giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Lanyard contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Ship Cove, Fern, and Fuchsia Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #c09972 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, blue 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. Lanyard tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#7298bf) and two others. The Silver Tree 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 #72bf99 and #bf7299.
In a RGB color space, hex #c09972 is made of 42% red, 33% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode Lanyard has a hue angle of 30°, a saturation of 38.24% and a lightness of 60%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c09972 is made of 0% cyan, 15.29% magenta, 30.58% yellow and 24.71% black ink.
| HEX | #c09972 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(192,153,114) |
| RGB Percentage | 42%, 33%, 25% |
| CMYK | 0, 15.29, 30.58, 24.71 |
| HSL | hsl(30,38.24%,60%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(30,40.63%,75.29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.9071,9.2734,26.018) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.1667,35.2038,20.8084) |