Old Bone 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 | #243d54 |
| Complementary Color | #abc3da |
| Color Shade: | warm red (28.75° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 76.47% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Old Bone Color. The Maple Sugar color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Autumn Malt (#cea48e) for more calm effect. Try Coronado Dunes as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#abc3da is the best complementary color to Old Bone. 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 #dbc2ab complementary color is Pigeon Post, 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 Akaroa are #daabac and #dad9ab. Thus found on the left and right of #dbc2ab on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Blossom and Sapling colors as they work well with Old Bone.
The split-complementary Old Bone palette consists of #abacda and #abdad9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#abc3da). Try Wistful and Sinbad colors in combination with #dbc2ab, 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 #dbc2ab 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 Old Bone. Thus Light Wisteria and Fringy Flower giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Old Bone contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pigeon Post, Moss Green, and Light Wisteria split by 90° on the color wheel. #dbc2ab 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. Old Bone tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#abc3da) and two others. The Fringy Flower is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Blossom – 120° from the complementary Pigeon Post. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #abdac2 and #daabc3.
In a RGB color space, hex #dbc2ab is made of 38% red, 33% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Old Bone has a hue angle of 28.75°, a saturation of 40% and a lightness of 76.47%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dbc2ab is made of 0% cyan, 9.8% magenta, 18.82% yellow and 14.12% black ink.
| HEX | #dbc2ab |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(219,194,171) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 33%, 29% |
| CMYK | 0, 9.8, 18.82, 14.12 |
| HSL | hsl(28.75,40%,76.47%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(28.75,21.92%,85.88%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.945,5.2506,14.8035) |
| XYZ | xyz(55.8559,56.5839,46.5059) |