Heirloom Shade Color

#dcd8d4

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

Inverse Color #23272b
Complementary Color #d4d8dc
Color Shade: warm red (30° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 84.71% (better contrasting with black)
Heirloom Shade Color Sample
Heirloom Shade Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #dcd8d4

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Heirloom Shade Color. The Urban Taupe 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 Loophole (#cbc0b3) for more energetic effect. Try Penthouse View as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#d4d8dc is the best complementary color to Heirloom Shade. 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 #dcd8d4 complementary color is Iron, 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 Westar are #dcd4d4 and #dcdcd4. Thus found on the left and right of #dcd8d4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Swiss Coffee and Westar colors as they work well with Heirloom Shade.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Heirloom Shade palette consists of #d4d4dc and #d4dcdc colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d4d8dc). Try Mischka and Iron colors in combination with #dcd8d4, 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 #dcd8d4 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 Heirloom Shade. Thus Mischka and Conch giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Heirloom Shade contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Iron, Tasman, and Lola split by 90° on the color wheel. #dcd8d4 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. Heirloom Shade tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#d4d8dc) and two others. The Conch is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bon Jour – 120° from the complementary Iron. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d4dcd8 and #dcd4d8.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #dcd8d4 is made of 34% red, 33% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Heirloom Shade has a hue angle of 30°, a saturation of 10.26% and a lightness of 84.71%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dcd8d4 is made of 0% cyan, 1.56% magenta, 3.13% yellow and 13.73% black ink.

HEX #dcd8d4
RGB Decimal rgb(220,216,212)
RGB Percentage 34%, 33%, 33%
CMYK 0, 1.56, 3.13, 13.73
HSL hsl(30,10.26%,84.71%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(30,3.64%,86.27%)
CIE-LAB lab(86.5441,0.662,2.4406)
XYZ xyz(65.9547,69.0808,72.1451)
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