Warm Ash Color

#cfc9c7

Warm Ash is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, cool magenta or mid green

Inverse Color #303638
Complementary Color #c7cdcf
Color Shade: mid red (15° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 79.61% (better contrasting with black)
Warm Ash Color Sample
Warm Ash Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #cfc9c7

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Warm Ash Color. The Oak Ridge 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 Artistic Taupe (#c3b1ac) for more energetic effect. Try Milky Skies as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#c7cdcf is the best complementary color to Warm Ash. 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 #cfc9c7 complementary color is Tiara, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool red, mid red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Silver Rust are #cfc7c9 and #cfcdc7. Thus found on the left and right of #cfc9c7 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pale Slate and Cloud colors as they work well with Warm Ash.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Warm Ash palette consists of #c7c9cf and #c7cfcd colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c7cdcf). Try Ghost and Tiara colors in combination with #cfc9c7, 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 #cfc9c7 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 Warm Ash. Thus Gray Suit and Pumice giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Warm Ash contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tiara, Pumice, and Gray Suit split by 90° on the color wheel. #cfc9c7 square combo is a palette of mid red, warm green, mid 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. Warm Ash tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#c7cdcf) and two others. The Pumice is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pale Slate – 120° from the complementary Tiara. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c7cfc9 and #cfc7cd.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #cfc9c7 is made of 34% red, 33% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Warm Ash has a hue angle of 15°, a saturation of 7.69% and a lightness of 79.61%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cfc9c7 is made of 0% cyan, 2.36% magenta, 3.14% yellow and 18.82% black ink.

HEX #cfc9c7
RGB Decimal rgb(207,201,199)
RGB Percentage 34%, 33%, 33%
CMYK 0, 2.36, 3.14, 18.82
HSL hsl(15,7.69%,79.61%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(15,3.86%,81.18%)
CIE-LAB lab(81.3807,1.7239,1.7255)
XYZ xyz(56.9276,59.1622,62.4519)
;