Buff Tone 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 | #172f46 |
| Complementary Color | #b9d0e7 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (29.36° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 81.76% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Buff Tone Color. The Sonora Apricot 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 Sideshow (#e2c591) for more energetic effect. Try Birdseed as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#b9d0e7 is the best complementary color to Buff Tone. 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 #e8d0b9 complementary color is Spindle, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Double Spanish White are #e7b9b9 and #e7e7b9. Thus found on the left and right of #e8d0b9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Rose Fog and Hampton colors as they work well with Buff Tone.
The split-complementary Buff Tone palette consists of #b9b9e7 and #b9e7e7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b9d0e7). Try Periwinkle Gray and Jagged Ice colors in combination with #e8d0b9, 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 #e8d0b9 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 Buff Tone. Thus Prelude and Padua giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Buff Tone contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Spindle, Celadon, and Melanie split by 90° on the color wheel. #e8d0b9 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. Buff Tone tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#b9d0e7) and two others. The Padua is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Melanie – 120° from the complementary Spindle. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b9e7d0 and #e7b9d1.
In a RGB color space, hex #e8d0b9 is made of 37% red, 33% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Buff Tone has a hue angle of 29.36°, a saturation of 50.54% and a lightness of 81.76%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e8d0b9 is made of 0% cyan, 9.41% magenta, 18.43% yellow and 9.02% black ink.
| HEX | #e8d0b9 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(232,208,185) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 33%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 9.41, 18.43, 9.02 |
| HSL | hsl(29.36,50.54%,81.76%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(29.36,20.26%,90.98%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.8791,4.7674,14.4657) |
| XYZ | xyz(64.5915,65.7703,55.1895) |