Adobe Straw Color

#c3a998

Adobe Straw 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 #3c5667
Complementary Color #98b2c3
Color Shade: warm red (23.72° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 68.04% (better contrasting with white)
Adobe Straw Color Sample
Adobe Straw Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #c3a998

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Adobe Straw Color. The Mesa Peach 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 Light Chamois Beige (#d1c6be) for more calm effect. Try Gravelstone as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#98b2c3 is the best complementary color to Adobe Straw. 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 #c3a998 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 Rodeo Dust are #c3989c and #c3be98. Thus found on the left and right of #c3a998 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Oriental Pink and Coral Reef colors as they work well with Adobe Straw.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Adobe Straw palette consists of #989cc3 and #98c3be colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#98b2c3). Try Blue Bell and Shadow Green colors in combination with #c3a998, 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 #c3a998 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 Adobe Straw. Thus Logan and Summer Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Adobe Straw contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Nepal, Norway, and London Hue split by 90° on the color wheel. #c3a998 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. Adobe Straw tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#98b2c3) and two others. The Summer Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lily – 120° from the complementary Nepal. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #98c3a9 and #c398b1.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #c3a998 is made of 38% red, 33% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Adobe Straw has a hue angle of 23.72°, a saturation of 26.38% and a lightness of 68.04%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c3a998 is made of 0% cyan, 10.2% magenta, 16.86% yellow and 23.53% black ink.

HEX #c3a998
RGB Decimal rgb(195,169,152)
RGB Percentage 38%, 33%, 29%
CMYK 0, 10.2, 16.86, 23.53
HSL hsl(23.72,26.38%,68.04%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(23.72,22.05%,76.47%)
CIE-LAB lab(71.0395,6.7561,12.2508)
XYZ xyz(42.3611,42.245,35.6272)
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