Pale Sienna Color

#dfc7bc

Pale Sienna 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 #203843
Complementary Color #bbd4df
Color Shade: warm red (18.86° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 80.59% (better contrasting with black)
Pale Sienna Color Sample
Pale Sienna Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #dfc7bc

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Pale Sienna Color. The Montezuma's Castle 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 Everything's Rosy (#d8aca0) for more energetic effect. Try Blonde Lace as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#bbd4df is the best complementary color to Pale Sienna. 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 #dfc7bc complementary color is Ziggurat, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Bone are #dfbbc2 and #dfd8bb. Thus found on the left and right of #dfc7bc on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pink Flare and Bone colors as they work well with Pale Sienna.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Pale Sienna palette consists of #bbc2df and #bbdfd8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#bbd4df). Try Pigeon Post and Edgewater colors in combination with #dfc7bc, 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 #dfc7bc 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 Pale Sienna. Thus Prelude and Edgewater giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Pale Sienna contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Ziggurat, Pixie Green, and Prelude split by 90° on the color wheel. #dfc7bc square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool 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. Pale Sienna tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#bbd4df) and two others. The Edgewater is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Melanie – 120° from the complementary Ziggurat. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #bbdfc6 and #dfbbd3.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #dfc7bc is made of 37% red, 33% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Pale Sienna has a hue angle of 18.86°, a saturation of 35.35% and a lightness of 80.59%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dfc7bc is made of 0% cyan, 9.41% magenta, 13.72% yellow and 12.55% black ink.

HEX #dfc7bc
RGB Decimal rgb(223,199,188)
RGB Percentage 37%, 33%, 31%
CMYK 0, 9.41, 13.72, 12.55
HSL hsl(18.86,35.35%,80.59%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(18.86,15.7%,87.45%)
CIE-LAB lab(81.9282,6.6517,8.5711)
XYZ xyz(59.9319,60.1657,56.0313)
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