Southwest Stone 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 | #21607a |
| Complementary Color | #84c3de |
| Color Shade: | warm red (17.53° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 69.61% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Southwest Stone Color. The Retro Peach color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Copper Blush (#e8c1ab) for more calm effect. Try Tawny Orange as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#84c3de is the best complementary color to Southwest Stone. 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 #de9f85 complementary color is Cornflower, 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 Tumbleweed are #de8497 and #decb84. Thus found on the left and right of #de9f85 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Charm and Calico colors as they work well with Southwest Stone.
The split-complementary Southwest Stone palette consists of #8497de and #84decb colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#84c3de). Try Chetwode Blue and Bermuda colors in combination with #de9f85, 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 #de9f85 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 Southwest Stone. Thus Lavender and Algae Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Southwest Stone contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cornflower, Feijoa, and Lavender split by 90° on the color wheel. #de9f85 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. Southwest Stone tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#84c3de) and two others. The Algae Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Shocking – 120° from the complementary Cornflower. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #84de9f and #de84c3.
In a RGB color space, hex #de9f85 is made of 43% red, 31% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Southwest Stone has a hue angle of 17.53°, a saturation of 57.42% and a lightness of 69.61%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #de9f85 is made of 0% cyan, 24.71% magenta, 34.9% yellow and 12.94% black ink.
| HEX | #de9f85 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(222,159,133) |
| RGB Percentage | 43%, 31%, 26% |
| CMYK | 0, 24.71, 34.9, 12.94 |
| HSL | hsl(17.53,57.42%,69.61%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(17.53,40.09%,87.06%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.8842,20.2012,22.8653) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.756,42.0193,27.8365) |