Ancient Pages is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green
| Inverse Color | #222b31 |
| Complementary Color | #cdd7dd |
| Color Shade: | warm red (24° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 83.73% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Ancient Pages Color. The Osprey Nest 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 Windrift Beige (#cebcae) for more energetic effect. Try Desert Morning as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#cdd7dd is the best complementary color to Ancient Pages. 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 #ddd4ce complementary color is Geyser, 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 Swirl are #ddcdcf and #dddbcd. Thus found on the left and right of #ddd4ce on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Wafer and Moon Mist colors as they work well with Ancient Pages.
The split-complementary Ancient Pages palette consists of #cdcfdd and #cddddb colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#cdd7dd). Try Mischka and Nebula colors in combination with #ddd4ce, 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 #ddd4ce 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 Ancient Pages. Thus Mischka and Paris White giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Ancient Pages contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Geyser, Tasman, and Mischka split by 90° on the color wheel. #ddd4ce 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. Ancient Pages tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#cdd7dd) and two others. The Paris White is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lola – 120° from the complementary Geyser. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #cdddd4 and #ddcdd7.
In a RGB color space, hex #ddd4ce is made of 35% red, 33% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Ancient Pages has a hue angle of 24°, a saturation of 18.07% and a lightness of 83.73%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ddd4ce is made of 0% cyan, 3.53% magenta, 5.89% yellow and 13.33% black ink.
| HEX | #ddd4ce |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(221,212,206) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 33%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 3.53, 5.89, 13.33 |
| HSL | hsl(24,18.07%,83.73%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(24,6.79%,86.67%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(85.4612,2.0573,4.0554) |
| XYZ | xyz(64.5029,66.9154,67.9088) |