Frontier Fort Color

#c3b19f

Frontier Fort is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, cool magenta or cool green

Inverse Color #3c4e60
Complementary Color #9fb0c3
Color Shade: warm red (30° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 69.41% (better contrasting with white)
Frontier Fort Color Sample
Frontier Fort Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #c3b19f

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Frontier Fort Color. The Earthy Ocher 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 Warm Taupe (#af9483) for more calm effect. Try Hemp Rope as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#9fb0c3 is the best complementary color to Frontier Fort. 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 #c3b19f complementary color is Cadet Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Bison Hide are #c39f9f and #c3c39f. Thus found on the left and right of #c3b19f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Quicksand and Coral Reef colors as they work well with Frontier Fort.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Frontier Fort palette consists of #9f9fc3 and #9fc3c3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9fb0c3). Try Logan and Opal colors in combination with #c3b19f, 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 #c3b19f 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 Frontier Fort. Thus London Hue and Shadow Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Frontier Fort contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cadet Blue, Norway, and Lilac split by 90° on the color wheel. #c3b19f square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, blue 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. Frontier Fort tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#9fb0c3) and two others. The Shadow Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lily – 120° from the complementary Cadet Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9fc3b1 and #c39fb1.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #c3b19f is made of 37% red, 33% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Frontier Fort has a hue angle of 30°, a saturation of 23.08% and a lightness of 69.41%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c3b19f is made of 0% cyan, 7.06% magenta, 14.12% yellow and 23.53% black ink.

HEX #c3b19f
RGB Decimal rgb(195,177,159)
RGB Percentage 37%, 33%, 30%
CMYK 0, 7.06, 14.12, 23.53
HSL hsl(30,23.08%,69.41%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(30,18.46%,76.47%)
CIE-LAB lab(73.2523,3.4997,11.5467)
XYZ xyz(44.4858,45.5496,39.2482)
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