Old Red Crest is pale, warm-toned shade of red magenta. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with green cyan, mid blue or yellow green
| Inverse Color | #273430 |
| Complementary Color | #cbd8d3 |
| Color Shade: | red magenta (341.54° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 82.16% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar red magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Old Red Crest Color. The Mature color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm magenta bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Candlelight Dinner (#ceb3be) for more energetic effect. Try Adeline as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#cbd8d3 is the best complementary color to Old Red Crest. Green cyan shades generally complement the red magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #d8cbcf complementary color is Conch, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid magenta, red magenta, and mid red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Swiss Coffee are #d8cbd5 and #d8cdcb. Thus found on the left and right of #d8cbcf on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Lola and Swiss Coffee colors as they work well with Old Red Crest.
The split-complementary Old Red Crest palette consists of #cbd5d8 and #cbd8cd colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#cbd8d3). Try Tiara and Tasman colors in combination with #d8cbcf, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #d8cbcf offers a combination of blue cyan and yellow green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Old Red Crest. Thus Ghost and Tasman giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Old Red Crest contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Conch, Celeste, and Mischka split by 90° on the color wheel. #d8cbcf square combo is a palette of red magenta, mid yellow, green cyan and mid blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Old Red Crest tetradic combo consists of green cyan complementary color (#cbd8d3) and two others. The Tasman is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Gray Suit – 120° from the complementary Conch. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #cfd8cb and #d3cbd8.
In a RGB color space, hex #d8cbcf is made of 35% red, 32% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Old Red Crest has a hue angle of 341.54°, a saturation of 14.29% and a lightness of 82.16%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d8cbcf is made of 0% cyan, 5.1% magenta, 3.53% yellow and 15.29% black ink.
| HEX | #d8cbcf |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(216,203,207) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 32%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0, 5.1, 3.53, 15.29 |
| HSL | hsl(341.54,14.29%,82.16%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(341.54,6.02%,84.71%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.8154,5.2117,-0.3742) |
| XYZ | xyz(60.9373,61.8158,67.7514) |