Ancient Ruins 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 | #1f353f |
| Complementary Color | #c0d5e0 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (18.75° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 81.57% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Ancient Ruins Color. The Rose Cloud 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 Entrada Sandstone (#d5b498) for more energetic effect. Try Mesa Pink as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#c0d5e0 is the best complementary color to Ancient Ruins. 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 #e0cac0 complementary color is Ziggurat, 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 Dust Storm are #e0c0c5 and #e0dac0. Thus found on the left and right of #e0cac0 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pink Flare and Tana colors as they work well with Ancient Ruins.
The split-complementary Ancient Ruins palette consists of #c0c6e0 and #c0e0da colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c0d5e0). Try Pigeon Post and Edgewater colors in combination with #e0cac0, 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 #e0cac0 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 Ruins. Thus Prelude and Edgewater giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Ancient Ruins contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Ziggurat, Pixie Green, and Prelude split by 90° on the color wheel. #e0cac0 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 Ruins tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#c0d5e0) 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 #c0e0ca and #e0c0d6.
In a RGB color space, hex #e0cac0 is made of 36% red, 33% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Ancient Ruins has a hue angle of 18.75°, a saturation of 34.04% and a lightness of 81.57%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e0cac0 is made of 0% cyan, 8.62% magenta, 12.55% yellow and 12.16% black ink.
| HEX | #e0cac0 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(224,202,192) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 33%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 8.62, 12.55, 12.16 |
| HSL | hsl(18.75,34.04%,81.57%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(18.75,14.29%,87.84%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.8571,6.0626,7.7776) |
| XYZ | xyz(61.3754,61.8941,58.5811) |