Albuquerque Color

#cca47e

Albuquerque 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 #335b81
Complementary Color #7ea6cc
Color Shade: warm red (29.23° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 64.71% (better contrasting with white)
Albuquerque Color Sample
Albuquerque Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #cca47e

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Albuquerque Color. The Cognac Brown color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called True Blonde (#dcc49b) for more energetic effect. Try Toasted Nut as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#7ea6cc is the best complementary color to Albuquerque. 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 #cca47e complementary color is Polo Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Tan are #cc7e7e and #cccb7e. Thus found on the left and right of #cca47e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Contessa and Pine Glade colors as they work well with Albuquerque.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Albuquerque palette consists of #7e7fcc and #7ecccb colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7ea6cc). Try Moody Blue and Monte Carlo colors in combination with #cca47e, 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 #cca47e 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 Albuquerque. Thus East Side and Vista Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Albuquerque contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Polo Blue, De York, and East Side split by 90° on the color wheel. #cca47e square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta 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. Albuquerque tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#7ea6cc) and two others. The Vista Blue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Puce – 120° from the complementary Polo Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7ecca4 and #cc7ea6.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #cca47e is made of 41% red, 33% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Albuquerque has a hue angle of 29.23°, a saturation of 43.33% and a lightness of 64.71%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cca47e is made of 0% cyan, 15.69% magenta, 30.59% yellow and 20% black ink.

HEX #cca47e
RGB Decimal rgb(204,164,126)
RGB Percentage 41%, 33%, 26%
CMYK 0, 15.69, 30.59, 20
HSL hsl(29.23,43.33%,64.71%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(29.23,38.24%,80%)
CIE-LAB lab(70.102,9.5367,25.2992)
XYZ xyz(41.9432,40.8946,25.4215)
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