Indian Mesa Color

#d5a193

Indian Mesa is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, violet or mid green

Inverse Color #2a5e6c
Complementary Color #93c6d4
Color Shade: mid red (12.73° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 70.59% (better contrasting with white)
Indian Mesa Color Sample
Indian Mesa Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #d5a193

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Indian Mesa Color. The Prancer color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Raspberry Ripple (#cd827d) for more energetic effect. Try York Pink as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#93c6d4 is the best complementary color to Indian Mesa. 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 #d5a193 complementary color is Half Baked, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of My Pink are #d493a5 and #d4c293. Thus found on the left and right of #d5a193 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Can Can and Pavlova colors as they work well with Indian Mesa.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Indian Mesa palette consists of #93a6d4 and #93d4c2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#93c6d4). Try Polo Blue and Vista Blue colors in combination with #d5a193, 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 #d5a193 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 Indian Mesa. Thus Cold Purple and Vista Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Indian Mesa contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Half Baked, Feijoa, and Light Wisteria split by 90° on the color wheel. #d5a193 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet 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. Indian Mesa tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#93c6d4) and two others. The Vista Blue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Viola – 120° from the complementary Half Baked. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #93d4a1 and #d493c6.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #d5a193 is made of 41% red, 31% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Indian Mesa has a hue angle of 12.73°, a saturation of 44% and a lightness of 70.59%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d5a193 is made of 0% cyan, 20.39% magenta, 25.88% yellow and 16.47% black ink.

HEX #d5a193
RGB Decimal rgb(213,161,147)
RGB Percentage 41%, 31%, 28%
CMYK 0, 20.39, 25.88, 16.47
HSL hsl(12.73,44%,70.59%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(12.73,30.99%,83.53%)
CIE-LAB lab(70.693,17.3213,14.7688)
XYZ xyz(45.4519,41.7425,33.2653)
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