Portrait Tone 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 | #3b6a85 |
| Complementary Color | #79a8c4 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (21.89° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 62.35% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Portrait Tone Color. The Chivalry Copper 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 Oxide (#bf7657) for more energetic effect. Try Bauhaus Buff as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#79a8c4 is the best complementary color to Portrait Tone. 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 #c4957a complementary color is Glacier, 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 Old Rose are #c47984 and #c4ba79. Thus found on the left and right of #c4957a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Old Rose and Gimblet colors as they work well with Portrait Tone.
The split-complementary Portrait Tone palette consists of #7983c4 and #79c4ba colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#79a8c4). Try Ship Cove and Half Baked colors in combination with #c4957a, 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 #c4957a 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 Portrait Tone. Thus Wisteria and De York giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Portrait Tone contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Glacier, De York, and East Side split by 90° on the color wheel. #c4957a 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. Portrait Tone tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#79a8c4) and two others. The De York is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Viola – 120° from the complementary Glacier. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #79c495 and #c479a9.
In a RGB color space, hex #c4957a is made of 42% red, 32% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Portrait Tone has a hue angle of 21.89°, a saturation of 38.54% and a lightness of 62.35%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c4957a is made of 0% cyan, 18.43% magenta, 29.02% yellow and 23.14% black ink.
| HEX | #c4957a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(196,149,122) |
| RGB Percentage | 42%, 32%, 26% |
| CMYK | 0, 18.43, 29.02, 23.14 |
| HSL | hsl(21.89,38.54%,62.35%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(21.89,37.76%,76.86%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.4641,14.0271,21.0922) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.0252,34.6358,23.1463) |