Fond Memory 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 | #374348 |
| Complementary Color | #b7c3c8 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (17.65° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 75.1% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Fond Memory Color. The Plum Taupe 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 Sable Cloaked (#c4a7a1) for more energetic effect. Try Sand Trap as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#b7c3c8 is the best complementary color to Fond Memory. 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 #c8bcb7 complementary color is Submarine, 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 Silver Rust are #c8b7ba and #c8c4b7. Thus found on the left and right of #c8bcb7 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cold Turkey and Ash colors as they work well with Fond Memory.
The split-complementary Fond Memory palette consists of #b7bac8 and #b7c8c4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b7c3c8). Try French Gray and Powder Ash colors in combination with #c8bcb7, 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 #c8bcb7 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 Fond Memory. Thus Gray Suit and Powder Ash giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Fond Memory contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Submarine, Clay Ash, and Chatelle split by 90° on the color wheel. #c8bcb7 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. Fond Memory tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#b7c3c8) and two others. The Powder Ash is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lily – 120° from the complementary Submarine. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b7c8bc and #c8b7c3.
In a RGB color space, hex #c8bcb7 is made of 35% red, 33% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Fond Memory has a hue angle of 17.65°, a saturation of 13.39% and a lightness of 75.1%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c8bcb7 is made of 0% cyan, 4.7% magenta, 6.67% yellow and 21.57% black ink.
| HEX | #c8bcb7 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(200,188,183) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 33%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 4.7, 6.67, 21.57 |
| HSL | hsl(17.65,13.39%,75.1%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(17.65,8.5%,78.43%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.0799,3.3601,4.0334) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.3499,51.6647,52.1183) |