Garnet Shadow Color

#c89095

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

Inverse Color #376f6a
Complementary Color #90c8c3
Color Shade: cool red (354.64° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 67.45% (better contrasting with white)
Garnet Shadow Color Sample
Garnet Shadow Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #c89095

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Garnet Shadow Color. The Smell the Roses color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Rita's Rouge (#ba7176) for more energetic effect. Try Kerr's Pink Potato as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#90c8c3 is the best complementary color to Garnet Shadow. Warm cyan shades generally complement the cool red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c89095 complementary color is Half Baked, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Oriental Pink are #c890b1 and #c8a690. Thus found on the left and right of #c89095 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Viola and Rodeo Dust colors as they work well with Garnet Shadow.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Garnet Shadow palette consists of #90b1c8 and #90c8a6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#90c8c3). Try Nepal and Shadow Green colors in combination with #c89095, 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 #c89095 offers a combination of cool blue and warm green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Garnet Shadow. Thus Blue Bell and De York giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Garnet Shadow contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Half Baked, Pine Glade, and East Side split by 90° on the color wheel. #c89095 square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue 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. Garnet Shadow tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#90c8c3) and two others. The De York is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and East Side – 120° from the complementary Half Baked. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #95c890 and #c390c8.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #c89095 is made of 41% red, 29% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Garnet Shadow has a hue angle of 354.64°, a saturation of 33.73% and a lightness of 67.45%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c89095 is made of 0% cyan, 21.96% magenta, 20% yellow and 21.57% black ink.

HEX #c89095
RGB Decimal rgb(200,144,149)
RGB Percentage 41%, 29%, 30%
CMYK 0, 21.96, 20, 21.57
HSL hsl(354.64,33.73%,67.45%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(354.64,28%,78.43%)
CIE-LAB lab(65.2755,21.9094,5.7794)
XYZ xyz(39.2175,34.3958,33.0058)
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