Musk Dusk Color

#cfbfb9

Musk Dusk 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 #304046
Complementary Color #b8c8cf
Color Shade: warm red (16.36° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 76.86% (better contrasting with white)
Musk Dusk Color Sample
Musk Dusk Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #cfbfb9

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Musk Dusk Color. The Rose Bisque 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 Top Hat Tan (#c1a393) for more energetic effect. Try Rose Potpourri as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#b8c8cf is the best complementary color to Musk Dusk. 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 #cfbfb9 complementary color is Heather, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Cold Turkey are #cfb8bd and #cfcab8. Thus found on the left and right of #cfbfb9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cold Turkey and Sisal colors as they work well with Musk Dusk.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Musk Dusk palette consists of #b8bdcf and #b8cfca colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b8c8cf). Try Heather and Jet Stream colors in combination with #cfbfb9, 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 #cfbfb9 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 Musk Dusk. Thus Gray Suit and Gum Leaf giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Musk Dusk contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Heather, Pale Leaf, and Chatelle split by 90° on the color wheel. #cfbfb9 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. Musk Dusk tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#b8c8cf) 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 #b8cfbe and #cfb8c9.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #cfbfb9 is made of 36% red, 33% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Musk Dusk has a hue angle of 16.36°, a saturation of 18.64% and a lightness of 76.86%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cfbfb9 is made of 0% cyan, 6.28% magenta, 8.63% yellow and 18.82% black ink.

HEX #cfbfb9
RGB Decimal rgb(207,191,185)
RGB Percentage 36%, 33%, 32%
CMYK 0, 6.28, 8.63, 18.82
HSL hsl(16.36,18.64%,76.86%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(16.36,10.63%,81.18%)
CIE-LAB lab(78.4791,4.6162,5.0477)
XYZ xyz(53.1199,54.0298,53.528)
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