Curious Chipmunk Color

#dabfa4

Curious Chipmunk is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, cool magenta or green cyan

Inverse Color #25405b
Complementary Color #a3beda
Color Shade: warm red (30° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 74.9% (better contrasting with white)
Curious Chipmunk Color Sample
Curious Chipmunk Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #dabfa4

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Curious Chipmunk Color. The Mulled Spice 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 Drops of Honey (#d4ae76) for more energetic effect. Try Arbol De Tamarindo as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#a3beda is the best complementary color to Curious Chipmunk. Blue cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #dabfa4 complementary color is Pigeon Post, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Cameo are #daa3a3 and #dadaa3. Thus found on the left and right of #dabfa4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Careys Pink and Sapling colors as they work well with Curious Chipmunk.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Curious Chipmunk palette consists of #a3a3da and #a3dada colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a3beda). Try Cold Purple and Aqua Island colors in combination with #dabfa4, 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 #dabfa4 offers a combination of warm blue and green cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Curious Chipmunk. Thus Light Wisteria and Fringy Flower giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Curious Chipmunk contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pigeon Post, Moss Green, and Light Orchid split by 90° on the color wheel. #dabfa4 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, blue 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. Curious Chipmunk tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#a3beda) and two others. The Fringy Flower is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Careys Pink – 120° from the complementary Pigeon Post. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a3dabf and #daa3bf.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #dabfa4 is made of 38% red, 33% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Curious Chipmunk has a hue angle of 30°, a saturation of 42.19% and a lightness of 74.9%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dabfa4 is made of 0% cyan, 10.59% magenta, 21.18% yellow and 14.51% black ink.

HEX #dabfa4
RGB Decimal rgb(218,191,164)
RGB Percentage 38%, 33%, 29%
CMYK 0, 10.59, 21.18, 14.51
HSL hsl(30,42.19%,74.9%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(30,24.77%,85.49%)
CIE-LAB lab(78.9533,5.46,17.1492)
XYZ xyz(54.2451,54.8474,42.8495)
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