Americano is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, cool magenta or mid green
| Inverse Color | #b9c8cd |
| Complementary Color | #314146 |
| Color Shade: | mid red (15° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 23.53% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Americano Color. The Earth Chicory 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 American Milking Devon (#63403a) for more energetic effect. Try Gobo Brown as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#314146 is the best complementary color to Americano. Mid cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #463732 complementary color is Limed Spruce, 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 Taupe are #463136 and #464131. Thus found on the left and right of #463732 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Woody Brown and Taupe colors as they work well with Americano.
The split-complementary Americano palette consists of #313646 and #314641 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#314146). Try Bright Gray and Outer Space colors in combination with #463732, 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 #463732 offers a combination of warm blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Americano. Thus Blackcurrant and Lunar Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Americano contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Limed Spruce, Cabbage Pont, and Blackcurrant split by 90° on the color wheel. #463732 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, mid 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. Americano tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#314146) and two others. The Lunar Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Matterhorn – 120° from the complementary Limed Spruce. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #314636 and #463141.
In a RGB color space, hex #463732 is made of 40% red, 31% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Americano has a hue angle of 15°, a saturation of 16.67% and a lightness of 23.53%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #463732 is made of 0% cyan, 5.88% magenta, 7.84% yellow and 72.55% black ink.
| HEX | #463732 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(70,55,50) |
| RGB Percentage | 40%, 31%, 29% |
| CMYK | 0, 5.88, 7.84, 72.55 |
| HSL | hsl(15,16.67%,23.53%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(15,28.57%,27.45%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(24.5281,5.7579,5.6529) |
| XYZ | xyz(4.4677,4.2648,3.6053) |