Barn Swallow is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, violet or cool green
| Inverse Color | #b2ccd5 |
| Complementary Color | #2a434d |
| Color Shade: | warm red (15.43° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 23.33% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Barn Swallow Color. The Axe Handle 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 Santana Soul (#714636) for more energetic effect. Try Steampunk Leather as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#2a434d is the best complementary color to Barn Swallow. 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 #4d332a complementary color is Pickled Bluewood, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of English Walnut are #4d2a32 and #4d442a. Thus found on the left and right of #4d332a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Livid Brown and Lisbon Brown colors as they work well with Barn Swallow.
The split-complementary Barn Swallow palette consists of #2a324d and #2a4d44 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#2a434d). Try Pickled Bluewood and Plantation colors in combination with #4d332a, 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 #4d332a 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 Barn Swallow. Thus Martinique and Everglade giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Barn Swallow contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pickled Bluewood, Tom Thumb, and Bossanova split by 90° on the color wheel. #4d332a square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and violet shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Barn Swallow tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#2a434d) and two others. The Everglade is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Livid Brown – 120° from the complementary Pickled Bluewood. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #2a4d33 and #4d2a43.
In a RGB color space, hex #4d332a is made of 45% red, 30% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode Barn Swallow has a hue angle of 15.43°, a saturation of 29.41% and a lightness of 23.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4d332a is made of 0% cyan, 10.2% magenta, 13.73% yellow and 69.8% black ink.
| HEX | #4d332a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(77,51,42) |
| RGB Percentage | 45%, 30%, 25% |
| CMYK | 0, 10.2, 13.73, 69.8 |
| HSL | hsl(15.43,29.41%,23.33%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(15.43,45.45%,30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(24.0403,10.4436,10.4367) |
| XYZ | xyz(4.6623,4.1126,2.7386) |