Scorched Earth 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 | #bbbfc2 |
| Complementary Color | #3d4143 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (25.71° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 25.29% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Scorched Earth Color. The Osprey color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Stony Field (#615547) for more energetic effect. Try Ares Shadow as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#3d4143 is the best complementary color to Scorched Earth. 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 #44403d complementary color is Cape Cod, 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 Masala are #433d3d and #43433d. Thus found on the left and right of #44403d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tundora and Armadillo colors as they work well with Scorched Earth.
The split-complementary Scorched Earth palette consists of #3d3d43 and #3d4343 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3d4143). Try Tuna and Cape Cod colors in combination with #44403d, 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 #44403d 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 Scorched Earth. Thus Ship Gray and Cape Cod giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Scorched Earth contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cape Cod, Lunar Green, and Tundora split by 90° on the color wheel. #44403d 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. Scorched Earth tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#3d4143) and two others. The Cape Cod is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tundora – 120° from the complementary Cape Cod. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3d4340 and #433d41.
In a RGB color space, hex #44403d is made of 35% red, 33% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Scorched Earth has a hue angle of 25.71°, a saturation of 5.43% and a lightness of 25.29%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #44403d is made of 0% cyan, 1.57% magenta, 2.75% yellow and 73.33% black ink.
| HEX | #44403d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(68,64,61) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 33%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 1.57, 2.75, 73.33 |
| HSL | hsl(25.71,5.43%,25.29%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(25.71,10.29%,26.67%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(27.3876,1.0732,2.4388) |
| XYZ | xyz(5.0596,5.2327,5.1582) |