Shetland Pony Color

#d6a48d

Shetland Pony 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 #295b72
Complementary Color #8dbed5
Color Shade: warm red (18.9° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 69.61% (better contrasting with white)
Shetland Pony Color Sample
Shetland Pony Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #d6a48d

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Shetland Pony Color. The Adobe Beige color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Freckles (#d78775) for more energetic effect. Try Romulus as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#8dbed5 is the best complementary color to Shetland Pony. 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 #d6a48d complementary color is Half Baked, 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 My Pink are #d58d9a and #d5c88d. Thus found on the left and right of #d6a48d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Can Can and Straw colors as they work well with Shetland Pony.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Shetland Pony palette consists of #8d9ad5 and #8dd5c8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8dbed5). Try Polo Blue and Monte Carlo colors in combination with #d6a48d, 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 #d6a48d 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 Shetland Pony. Thus Cold Purple and Vista Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Shetland Pony contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Half Baked, Feijoa, and Light Wisteria split by 90° on the color wheel. #d6a48d 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. Shetland Pony tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#8dbed5) and two others. The Vista Blue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Can Can – 120° from the complementary Half Baked. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8dd5a4 and #d58dbe.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #d6a48d is made of 41% red, 32% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Shetland Pony has a hue angle of 18.9°, a saturation of 47.1% and a lightness of 69.61%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d6a48d is made of 0% cyan, 19.61% magenta, 28.63% yellow and 16.08% black ink.

HEX #d6a48d
RGB Decimal rgb(214,164,141)
RGB Percentage 41%, 32%, 27%
CMYK 0, 19.61, 28.63, 16.08
HSL hsl(18.9,47.1%,69.61%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(18.9,34.11%,83.92%)
CIE-LAB lab(71.3987,15.3172,19.0586)
XYZ xyz(45.8147,42.7701,31.0401)
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