Escarpment Color

#d5b79b

Escarpment 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 #2a4864
Complementary Color #9ab8d5
Color Shade: warm red (28.97° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 72.16% (better contrasting with white)
Escarpment Color Sample
Escarpment Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #d5b79b

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Escarpment Color. The Palomino Mane 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 soft alternative called Onion White (#e2d5c2) for more calm effect. Try Sweet Almond as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#9ab8d5 is the best complementary color to Escarpment. 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 #d5b79b complementary color is Polo Blue, 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 Cameo are #d59a9b and #d5d49a. Thus found on the left and right of #d5b79b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Can Can and Winter Hazel colors as they work well with Escarpment.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Escarpment palette consists of #9a9bd5 and #9ad5d4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9ab8d5). Try Cold Purple and Sinbad colors in combination with #d5b79b, 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 #d5b79b 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 Escarpment. Thus East Side and Vista Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Escarpment contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Polo Blue, Moss Green, and Light Wisteria split by 90° on the color wheel. #d5b79b 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. Escarpment tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#9ab8d5) and two others. The Vista Blue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Careys Pink – 120° from the complementary Polo Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9ad5b7 and #d59ab8.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #d5b79b is made of 39% red, 33% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Escarpment has a hue angle of 28.97°, a saturation of 40.85% and a lightness of 72.16%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d5b79b is made of 0% cyan, 11.77% magenta, 22.75% yellow and 16.47% black ink.

HEX #d5b79b
RGB Decimal rgb(213,183,155)
RGB Percentage 39%, 33%, 28%
CMYK 0, 11.77, 22.75, 16.47
HSL hsl(28.97,40.85%,72.16%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(28.97,27.23%,83.53%)
CIE-LAB lab(76.3017,6.5552,18.2258)
XYZ xyz(50.2905,50.3797,38.084)
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