Crushed Almond is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green
| Inverse Color | #2b353a |
| Complementary Color | #c5cfd4 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (20° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 80.2% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Crushed Almond Color. The Mauvette 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 Cool Beige (#c6b5a7) for more energetic effect. Try Oak Ridge as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#c5cfd4 is the best complementary color to Crushed Almond. 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 #d4cac5 complementary color is Loblolly, 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 Swirl are #d4c5c7 and #d4d1c5. Thus found on the left and right of #d4cac5 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cold Turkey and Swirl colors as they work well with Crushed Almond.
The split-complementary Crushed Almond palette consists of #c5c7d4 and #c5d4d1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c5cfd4). Try Ghost and Tiara colors in combination with #d4cac5, 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 #d4cac5 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 Crushed Almond. Thus Gray Suit and Conch giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Crushed Almond contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Loblolly, Tasman, and Chatelle split by 90° on the color wheel. #d4cac5 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. Crushed Almond tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#c5cfd4) and two others. The Conch is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Maverick – 120° from the complementary Loblolly. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c5d4ca and #d4c5cf.
In a RGB color space, hex #d4cac5 is made of 35% red, 33% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Crushed Almond has a hue angle of 20°, a saturation of 14.85% and a lightness of 80.2%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d4cac5 is made of 0% cyan, 3.92% magenta, 5.89% yellow and 16.86% black ink.
| HEX | #d4cac5 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(212,202,197) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 33%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 3.92, 5.89, 16.86 |
| HSL | hsl(20,14.85%,80.2%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(20,7.08%,83.14%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.9844,2.6032,3.7215) |
| XYZ | xyz(58.35,60.2693,61.3811) |