New Wool Color

#d6c3b9

New Wool 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 #293c46
Complementary Color #b9ccd6
Color Shade: warm red (20.69° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 78.24% (better contrasting with black)
New Wool Color Sample
New Wool Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #d6c3b9

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to New Wool Color. The Apple Pie 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 Howdy Partner (#c6a698) for more energetic effect. Try Dover Plains as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#b9ccd6 is the best complementary color to New Wool. 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 #d6c3b9 complementary color is Jungle Mist, 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 Soft Amber are #d6b9bd and #d6d1b9. Thus found on the left and right of #d6c3b9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Clam Shell and Sisal colors as they work well with New Wool.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary New Wool palette consists of #b9bdd6 and #b9d6d1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b9ccd6). Try Blue Haze and Jet Stream colors in combination with #d6c3b9, 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 #d6c3b9 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 New Wool. Thus Lavender Gray and Surf giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of New Wool contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Jungle Mist, Pale Leaf, and London Hue split by 90° on the color wheel. #d6c3b9 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. New Wool tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#b9ccd6) and two others. The Surf is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Maverick – 120° from the complementary Jungle Mist. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b9d6c3 and #d6b9cb.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #d6c3b9 is made of 36% red, 33% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode New Wool has a hue angle of 20.69°, a saturation of 26.13% and a lightness of 78.24%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d6c3b9 is made of 0% cyan, 7.45% magenta, 11.37% yellow and 16.08% black ink.

HEX #d6c3b9
RGB Decimal rgb(214,195,185)
RGB Percentage 36%, 33%, 31%
CMYK 0, 7.45, 11.37, 16.08
HSL hsl(20.69,26.13%,78.24%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(20.69,13.55%,83.92%)
CIE-LAB lab(80.0834,5.0229,7.433)
XYZ xyz(56.0036,56.8291,53.9164)
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