Band-Aid Color

#d7a97c

Band-Aid 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 #285683
Complementary Color #7baad7
Color Shade: warm red (29.67° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 66.47% (better contrasting with white)
Band-Aid Color Sample
Band-Aid Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #d7a97c

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Band-Aid Color. The Copper Pipe color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Raffia (#dcc6a0) for more calm effect. Try Antique Brass as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#7baad7 is the best complementary color to Band-Aid. 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 #d7a97c complementary color is Danube, 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 Whiskey are #d77b7c and #d7d67b. Thus found on the left and right of #d7a97c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching New York Pink and Tacha colors as they work well with Band-Aid.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Band-Aid palette consists of #7b7cd7 and #7bd7d6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7baad7). Try Chetwode Blue and Bermuda colors in combination with #d7a97c, 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 #d7a97c 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 Band-Aid. Thus Lavender and Bermuda giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Band-Aid contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Danube, Pastel Green, and Lavender split by 90° on the color wheel. #d7a97c 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. Band-Aid tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#7baad7) and two others. The Bermuda is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Hopbush – 120° from the complementary Danube. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7bd7a9 and #d77ba9.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #d7a97c is made of 42% red, 33% green and 24% blue. In a HSL mode Band-Aid has a hue angle of 29.67°, a saturation of 53.22% and a lightness of 66.47%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d7a97c is made of 0% cyan, 18.04% magenta, 35.68% yellow and 15.69% black ink.

HEX #d7a97c
RGB Decimal rgb(215,169,124)
RGB Percentage 42%, 33%, 24%
CMYK 0, 18.04, 35.68, 15.69
HSL hsl(29.67,53.22%,66.47%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(29.67,42.33%,84.31%)
CIE-LAB lab(72.4141,11.0422,29.6462)
XYZ xyz(45.8504,44.2782,25.1988)
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