Burnt Bamboo Color

#4d3b3c

Burnt Bamboo is pale, 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 #b2c4c3
Complementary Color #3b4d4c
Color Shade: cool red (356.67° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 26.67% (better contrasting with white)
Burnt Bamboo Color Sample
Burnt Bamboo Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #4d3b3c

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Burnt Bamboo Color. The Flamboyant Plum color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Twinberry (#684344) for more energetic effect. Try Jazzberry Jam as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#3b4d4c is the best complementary color to Burnt Bamboo. 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 #4d3b3c complementary color is Cape Cod, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Matterhorn are #4d3b44 and #4d433b. Thus found on the left and right of #4d3b3c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Matterhorn and Armadillo colors as they work well with Burnt Bamboo.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Burnt Bamboo palette consists of #3b444d and #3b4d43 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3b4d4c). Try Bright Gray and Lunar Green colors in combination with #4d3b3c, 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 #4d3b3c 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 Burnt Bamboo. Thus Bright Gray and Lunar Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Burnt Bamboo contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cape Cod, Cabbage Pont, and Ship Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #4d3b3c square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue 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. Burnt Bamboo tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#3b4d4c) and two others. The Lunar Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mortar – 120° from the complementary Cape Cod. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3b4d3b and #4c3b4d.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #4d3b3c is made of 39% red, 30% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Burnt Bamboo has a hue angle of 356.67°, a saturation of 13.24% and a lightness of 26.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4d3b3c is made of 0% cyan, 7.06% magenta, 6.67% yellow and 69.8% black ink.

HEX #4d3b3c
RGB Decimal rgb(77,59,60)
RGB Percentage 39%, 30%, 31%
CMYK 0, 7.06, 6.67, 69.8
HSL hsl(356.67,13.24%,26.67%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(356.67,23.38%,30.2%)
CIE-LAB lab(26.8256,8.0975,2.4113)
XYZ xyz(5.4401,5.032,4.9595)
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