Grounded Color

#d18c62

Grounded is calm, 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 #2e739d
Complementary Color #62a6d0
Color Shade: warm red (22.7° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 60.2% (better contrasting with white)
Grounded Color Sample
Grounded Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #d18c62

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Grounded Color. The Cake Spice color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Sweet Cashew (#ddaa77) for more energetic effect. Try Apricot Orange as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#62a6d0 is the best complementary color to Grounded. 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 #d18c62 complementary color is Danube, 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 Whiskey are #d0626f and #d0c362. Thus found on the left and right of #d18c62 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Chestnut Rose and Tacha colors as they work well with Grounded.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Grounded palette consists of #626fd0 and #62d0c3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#62a6d0). Try Indigo and Downy colors in combination with #d18c62, 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 #d18c62 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 Grounded. Thus Amethyst and Emerald giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Grounded contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Danube, Mantis, and Lavender split by 90° on the color wheel. #d18c62 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. Grounded tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#62a6d0) and two others. The Emerald is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Hopbush – 120° from the complementary Danube. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #62d08c and #d062a6.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #d18c62 is made of 47% red, 31% green and 22% blue. In a HSL mode Grounded has a hue angle of 22.7°, a saturation of 54.68% and a lightness of 60.2%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d18c62 is made of 0% cyan, 27.06% magenta, 43.53% yellow and 18.04% black ink.

HEX #d18c62
RGB Decimal rgb(209,140,98)
RGB Percentage 47%, 31%, 22%
CMYK 0, 27.06, 43.53, 18.04
HSL hsl(22.7,54.68%,60.2%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(22.7,53.11%,81.96%)
CIE-LAB lab(64.3171,21.7506,33.013)
XYZ xyz(37.8772,33.1933,15.9659)
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