French Castle 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 | #323f48 |
| Complementary Color | #b6c3cd |
| Color Shade: | warm red (24.55° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 76.08% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to French Castle Color. The Taupe Tapestry 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 Rugby Tan (#c2a594) for more energetic effect. Try Pragmatic as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#b6c3cd is the best complementary color to French Castle. 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 #cdc0b7 complementary color is Heather, 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 #cdb6b9 and #cdcbb6. Thus found on the left and right of #cdc0b7 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cold Turkey and Foggy Gray colors as they work well with French Castle.
The split-complementary French Castle palette consists of #b6b8cd and #b6cdcb colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b6c3cd). Try Heather and Jet Stream colors in combination with #cdc0b7, 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 #cdc0b7 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 French Castle. Thus Chatelle and Gum Leaf giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of French Castle contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Heather, Pale Leaf, and London Hue split by 90° on the color wheel. #cdc0b7 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. French Castle tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#b6c3cd) and two others. The Gum Leaf is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lily – 120° from the complementary Heather. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b6cdc0 and #cdb6c3.
In a RGB color space, hex #cdc0b7 is made of 35% red, 33% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode French Castle has a hue angle of 24.55°, a saturation of 18.03% and a lightness of 76.08%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cdc0b7 is made of 0% cyan, 5.1% magenta, 8.63% yellow and 19.61% black ink.
| HEX | #cdc0b7 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(205,192,183) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 33%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 5.1, 8.63, 19.61 |
| HSL | hsl(24.55,18.03%,76.08%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(24.55,10.73%,80.39%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.5184,3.0302,6.1619) |
| XYZ | xyz(52.5737,54.0973,52.4706) |