Dusty Rosewood 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 | #3f5560 |
| Complementary Color | #9fb5c0 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (20° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 68.82% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Dusty Rosewood Color. The Mazzone 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 soft alternative called Hollow Brown (#ac8e84) for more calm effect. Try Redend Point as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#9fb5c0 is the best complementary color to Dusty Rosewood. 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 #c0aa9f complementary color is Gull 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 Malta are #c09fa4 and #c0ba9f. Thus found on the left and right of #c0aa9f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Thatch and Bison Hide colors as they work well with Dusty Rosewood.
The split-complementary Dusty Rosewood palette consists of #9fa4c0 and #9fc0ba colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9fb5c0). Try Cadet Blue and Shadow Green colors in combination with #c0aa9f, 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 #c0aa9f 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 Dusty Rosewood. Thus Amethyst Smoke and Summer Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Dusty Rosewood contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Gull Gray, Norway, and London Hue split by 90° on the color wheel. #c0aa9f 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. Dusty Rosewood tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#9fb5c0) 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 #9fc0aa and #c09fb4.
In a RGB color space, hex #c0aa9f is made of 37% red, 33% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Dusty Rosewood has a hue angle of 20°, a saturation of 20.75% and a lightness of 68.82%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c0aa9f is made of 0% cyan, 8.62% magenta, 12.94% yellow and 24.71% black ink.
| HEX | #c0aa9f |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(192,170,159) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 33%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 8.62, 12.94, 24.71 |
| HSL | hsl(20,20.75%,68.82%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(20,17.19%,75.29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.1863,6.1529,8.5735) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.371,42.4591,38.7631) |