Soba 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 | #2e4b60 |
| Complementary Color | #9fbbd1 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (25.2° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 72.16% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Soba Color. The Fine White Sand color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Revenant Brown (#c59782) for more energetic effect. Try Sweet Almond as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#9fbbd1 is the best complementary color to Soba. 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 #d1b49f complementary color is Rock Blue, 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 Vanilla are #d19fa2 and #d1cd9f. Thus found on the left and right of #d1b49f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Eunry and Akaroa colors as they work well with Soba.
The split-complementary Soba palette consists of #9fa2d1 and #9fd1cd colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9fbbd1). Try Wistful and Sinbad colors in combination with #d1b49f, 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 #d1b49f 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 Soba. Thus East Side and Vista Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Soba contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Rock Blue, Moss Green, and Light Wisteria split by 90° on the color wheel. #d1b49f 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. Soba tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#9fbbd1) and two others. The Vista Blue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Careys Pink – 120° from the complementary Rock Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9fd1b4 and #d19fbb.
In a RGB color space, hex #d1b49f is made of 38% red, 33% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Soba has a hue angle of 25.2°, a saturation of 35.21% and a lightness of 72.16%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d1b49f is made of 0% cyan, 11.37% magenta, 19.61% yellow and 18.04% black ink.
| HEX | #d1b49f |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(209,180,159) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 33%, 29% |
| CMYK | 0, 11.37, 19.61, 18.04 |
| HSL | hsl(25.2,35.21%,72.16%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(25.2,23.92%,81.96%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.265,7.1903,14.5625) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.8738,48.701,39.6252) |