Van Cleef Color

#49170c

Van Cleef is soft, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, violet or mid green

Inverse Color #b6e8f3
Complementary Color #0c3d49
Color Shade: mid red (10.82° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 16.67% (better contrasting with white)
Van Cleef Color Sample
Van Cleef Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #49170c

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Van Cleef Color. The Hot Fudge color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Moccaccino (#6e1d14) for more calm effect. Try Prune as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#0c3d49 is the best complementary color to Van Cleef. Mid cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #49170c complementary color is Eden, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Van Cleef are #490c1f and #49350c. Thus found on the left and right of #49170c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Maroon Oak and Bronze Olive colors as they work well with Van Cleef.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Van Cleef palette consists of #0c1f49 and #0c4935 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#0c3d49). Try Downriver and Bottle Green colors in combination with #49170c, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #49170c offers a combination of mid blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Van Cleef. Thus Violet and Dark Fern giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Van Cleef contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Eden, Green House, and Jagger split by 90° on the color wheel. #49170c square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Van Cleef tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#0c3d49) and two others. The Dark Fern is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Loulou – 120° from the complementary Eden. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #0c4917 and #490c3e.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #49170c is made of 68% red, 21% green and 11% blue. In a HSL mode Van Cleef has a hue angle of 10.82°, a saturation of 71.76% and a lightness of 16.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #49170c is made of 0% cyan, 19.61% magenta, 23.92% yellow and 71.37% black ink.

HEX #49170c
RGB Decimal rgb(73,23,12)
RGB Percentage 68%, 21%, 11%
CMYK 0, 19.61, 23.92, 71.37
HSL hsl(10.82,71.76%,16.67%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(10.82,83.56%,28.63%)
CIE-LAB lab(15.7774,23.1295,18.904)
XYZ xyz(3.1204,2.0558,0.5802)
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