Country Cottage 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 | #263e48 |
| Complementary Color | #b7cfd8 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (17.65° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 78.43% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Country Cottage Color. The The Boulevard 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 Raspberry Kahlua (#c9a196) for more energetic effect. Try Cashmere Clay as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#b7cfd8 is the best complementary color to Country Cottage. 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 #d9c1b7 complementary color is Jungle Mist, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Clam Shell are #d8b7be and #d8d1b7. Thus found on the left and right of #d9c1b7 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Blossom and Soft Amber colors as they work well with Country Cottage.
The split-complementary Country Cottage palette consists of #b7bed8 and #b7d8d1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b7cfd8). Try Casper and Jet Stream colors in combination with #d9c1b7, 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 #d9c1b7 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 Country Cottage. Thus Lavender Gray and Surf giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Country Cottage contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Jungle Mist, Pixie Green, and Lavender Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #d9c1b7 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Country Cottage tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#b7cfd8) and two others. The Surf is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Thistle – 120° from the complementary Jungle Mist. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b7d8c1 and #d8b7ce.
In a RGB color space, hex #d9c1b7 is made of 37% red, 33% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Country Cottage has a hue angle of 17.65°, a saturation of 30.91% and a lightness of 78.43%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d9c1b7 is made of 0% cyan, 9.41% magenta, 13.34% yellow and 14.9% black ink.
| HEX | #d9c1b7 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(217,193,183) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 33%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 9.41, 13.34, 14.9 |
| HSL | hsl(17.65,30.91%,78.43%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(17.65,15.67%,85.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.7902,6.8568,8.1215) |
| XYZ | xyz(56.2325,56.3105,52.705) |