Young Turk 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 | #365056 |
| Complementary Color | #a9c3c9 |
| Color Shade: | mid red (11.25° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 72.55% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Young Turk Color. The Angela Canyon color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Tuscany (#be9785) for more energetic effect. Try Subpoena as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#a9c3c9 is the best complementary color to Young Turk. 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 #c9afa9 complementary color is Opal, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Clam Shell are #c9a9b3 and #c9bfa9. Thus found on the left and right of #c9afa9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Lily and Coral Reef colors as they work well with Young Turk.
The split-complementary Young Turk palette consists of #a9b3c9 and #a9c9bf colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a9c3c9). Try Cadet Blue and Opal colors in combination with #c9afa9, 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 #c9afa9 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 Young Turk. Thus Logan and Spring Rain giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Young Turk contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Opal, Rainee, and London Hue split by 90° on the color wheel. #c9afa9 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Young Turk tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#a9c3c9) and two others. The Spring Rain is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lily – 120° from the complementary Opal. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a9c9af and #c9a9c3.
In a RGB color space, hex #c9afa9 is made of 37% red, 32% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Young Turk has a hue angle of 11.25°, a saturation of 22.86% and a lightness of 72.55%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c9afa9 is made of 0% cyan, 10.19% magenta, 12.55% yellow and 21.18% black ink.
| HEX | #c9afa9 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(201,175,169) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 32%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 10.19, 12.55, 21.18 |
| HSL | hsl(11.25,22.86%,72.55%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(11.25,15.92%,78.82%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.5079,8.3931,6.5178) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.5788,45.942,43.9488) |