Artifact 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 | #356272 |
| Complementary Color | #8dbaca |
| Color Shade: | warm red (15.74° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 67.25% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Artifact Color. The Pheasant color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Corkscrew Willow (#d1b9ab) for more calm effect. Try Wafer as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#8dbaca is the best complementary color to Artifact. 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 #ca9d8d 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 Eunry are #ca8d9b and #cabb8d. Thus found on the left and right of #ca9d8d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Puce and Sorrell Brown colors as they work well with Artifact.
The split-complementary Artifact palette consists of #8d9bca and #8dcabb colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8dbaca). Try Polo Blue and Half Baked colors in combination with #ca9d8d, 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 #ca9d8d 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 Artifact. Thus East Side and De York giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Artifact contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Glacier, De York, and East Side split by 90° on the color wheel. #ca9d8d 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. Artifact tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#8dbaca) 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 #8dca9d and #ca8dba.
In a RGB color space, hex #ca9d8d is made of 40% red, 31% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Artifact has a hue angle of 15.74°, a saturation of 36.53% and a lightness of 67.25%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ca9d8d is made of 0% cyan, 17.65% magenta, 23.93% yellow and 20.78% black ink.
| HEX | #ca9d8d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(202,157,141) |
| RGB Percentage | 40%, 31%, 28% |
| CMYK | 0, 17.65, 23.93, 20.78 |
| HSL | hsl(15.74,36.53%,67.25%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(15.74,30.2%,79.22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.4558,14.4374,14.787) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.2218,38.5936,30.476) |