Brandywine is deep, warm-toned shade of cool red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green
| Inverse Color | #b6fdf9 |
| Complementary Color | #014944 |
| Color Shade: | cool red (356.62° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 14.71% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Brandywine Color. The Blood God color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Arcavia Red (#6a0002) for more energetic effect. Try Khorne Red as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#014944 is the best complementary color to Brandywine. Warm cyan shades generally complement the cool red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #490206 complementary color is Aqua Deep, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Burnt Maroon are #490129 and #492101. Thus found on the left and right of #490206 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Barossa and Indian Tan colors as they work well with Brandywine.
The split-complementary Brandywine palette consists of #012949 and #014921 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#014944). Try Prussian Blue and Kaitoke Green colors in combination with #490206, 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 #490206 offers a combination of cool blue and warm green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Brandywine. Thus Stratos and Crusoe giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Brandywine contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Aqua Deep, Verdun Green, and Tolopea split by 90° on the color wheel. #490206 square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Brandywine tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#014944) and two others. The Crusoe is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Ripe Plum – 120° from the complementary Aqua Deep. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #064901 and #440149.
In a RGB color space, hex #490206 is made of 90% red, 2% green and 7% blue. In a HSL mode Brandywine has a hue angle of 356.62°, a saturation of 94.67% and a lightness of 14.71%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #490206 is made of 0% cyan, 27.85% magenta, 26.28% yellow and 71.37% black ink.
| HEX | #490206 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(73,2,6) |
| RGB Percentage | 90%, 2%, 7% |
| CMYK | 0, 27.85, 26.28, 71.37 |
| HSL | hsl(356.62,94.67%,14.71%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(356.62,97.26%,28.63%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(12.4356,31.8961,17.022) |
| XYZ | xyz(2.8022,1.473,0.3089) |