Comforting Color

#d6c0ab

Comforting 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 #293f54
Complementary Color #aac1d6
Color Shade: warm red (29.3° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 75.49% (better contrasting with white)
Comforting Color Sample
Comforting Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #d6c0ab

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Comforting Color. The Sienna Buff 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 Peanut Butter Crust (#c8a38a) for more energetic effect. Try Saxophone Gold as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#aac1d6 is the best complementary color to Comforting. 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 #d6c0ab complementary color is Pigeon Post, 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 Akaroa are #d6aaab and #d6d5aa. Thus found on the left and right of #d6c0ab on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Careys Pink and Akaroa colors as they work well with Comforting.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Comforting palette consists of #aaabd6 and #aad6d5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#aac1d6). Try Wistful and Sinbad colors in combination with #d6c0ab, 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 #d6c0ab 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 Comforting. Thus Cold Purple and Gum Leaf giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Comforting contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pigeon Post, Moss Green, and Light Wisteria split by 90° on the color wheel. #d6c0ab 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. Comforting tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#aac1d6) and two others. The Gum Leaf is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Blossom – 120° from the complementary Pigeon Post. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #aad6c0 and #d6aac1.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #d6c0ab is made of 37% red, 33% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Comforting has a hue angle of 29.3°, a saturation of 34.4% and a lightness of 75.49%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d6c0ab is made of 0% cyan, 8.63% magenta, 16.86% yellow and 16.08% black ink.

HEX #d6c0ab
RGB Decimal rgb(214,192,171)
RGB Percentage 37%, 33%, 30%
CMYK 0, 8.63, 16.86, 16.08
HSL hsl(29.3,34.4%,75.49%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(29.3,20.09%,83.92%)
CIE-LAB lab(79.0042,4.4407,13.4158)
XYZ xyz(53.9319,54.9357,46.2892)
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