Worn Wood 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 | #17242c |
| Complementary Color | #d3e0e8 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (22.86° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 86.86% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Worn Wood Color. The Golden Guernsey 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 Monroe Kiss (#dec1b8) for more energetic effect. Try First Waltz as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#d3e0e8 is the best complementary color to Worn Wood. 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 #e8dbd3 complementary color is Botticelli, 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 Pearl Bush are #e8d3d5 and #e8e5d3. Thus found on the left and right of #e8dbd3 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Dust Storm and White Rock colors as they work well with Worn Wood.
The split-complementary Worn Wood palette consists of #d3d5e8 and #d3e8e5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d3e0e8). Try Snuff and Edgewater colors in combination with #e8dbd3, 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 #e8dbd3 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 Worn Wood. Thus Snuff and Surf Crest giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Worn Wood contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Botticelli, Surf Crest, and Snuff split by 90° on the color wheel. #e8dbd3 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. Worn Wood tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#d3e0e8) and two others. The Surf Crest is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Twilight – 120° from the complementary Botticelli. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d3e8db and #e8d3e0.
In a RGB color space, hex #e8dbd3 is made of 35% red, 33% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Worn Wood has a hue angle of 22.86°, a saturation of 31.34% and a lightness of 86.86%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e8dbd3 is made of 0% cyan, 5.1% magenta, 8.23% yellow and 9.02% black ink.
| HEX | #e8dbd3 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(232,219,211) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 33%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 5.1, 8.23, 9.02 |
| HSL | hsl(22.86,31.34%,86.86%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(22.86,9.05%,90.98%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(88.2192,3.1026,5.5125) |
| XYZ | xyz(70.3681,72.522,71.9174) |