Subdued Hue Color

#c6b1ad

Subdued Hue is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, violet or mid green

Inverse Color #394e52
Complementary Color #adc2c6
Color Shade: mid red (9.6° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 72.75% (better contrasting with white)
Subdued Hue Color Sample
Subdued Hue Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #c6b1ad

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Subdued Hue Color. The Thatch color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Quicksand (#bd978e) for more energetic effect. Try Individual White as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#adc2c6 is the best complementary color to Subdued Hue. Mid cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c6b1ad complementary color is Tower Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Cold Turkey are #c6adb5 and #c6bdad. Thus found on the left and right of #c6b1ad on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Lily and Bison Hide colors as they work well with Subdued Hue.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Subdued Hue palette consists of #adb5c6 and #adc6bd colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#adc2c6). Try Cadet Blue and Opal colors in combination with #c6b1ad, 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 #c6b1ad offers a combination of mid blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Subdued Hue. Thus Chatelle and Spring Rain giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Subdued Hue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tower Gray, Rainee, and Chatelle split by 90° on the color wheel. #c6b1ad square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet 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. Subdued Hue tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#adc2c6) and two others. The Spring Rain is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lily – 120° from the complementary Tower Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #adc6b1 and #c6adc2.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #c6b1ad is made of 36% red, 32% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Subdued Hue has a hue angle of 9.6°, a saturation of 17.99% and a lightness of 72.75%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c6b1ad is made of 0% cyan, 8.24% magenta, 9.81% yellow and 22.35% black ink.

HEX #c6b1ad
RGB Decimal rgb(198,177,173)
RGB Percentage 36%, 32%, 32%
CMYK 0, 8.24, 9.81, 22.35
HSL hsl(9.6,17.99%,72.75%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(9.6,12.63%,77.65%)
CIE-LAB lab(73.8477,6.8577,4.7841)
XYZ xyz(46.5537,46.4672,46.0506)
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