Painted Bark Color

#5f3d32

Painted Bark is pale, 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 #a0c2cd
Complementary Color #32535e
Color Shade: mid red (14.67° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 28.43% (better contrasting with white)
Painted Bark Color Sample
Painted Bark Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #5f3d32

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Painted Bark Color. The Burns Cave 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 Heavy Siena (#735848) for more calm effect. Try Ironstone as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#32535e is the best complementary color to Painted Bark. 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 #5f3d32 complementary color is Pickled Bluewood, 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 Millbrook are #5e323d and #5e5332. Thus found on the left and right of #5f3d32 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Buccaneer and Costa Del Sol colors as they work well with Painted Bark.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Painted Bark palette consists of #323d5e and #325e53 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#32535e). Try Pickled Bluewood and Stromboli colors in combination with #5f3d32, 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 #5f3d32 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 Painted Bark. Thus Martinique and Killarney giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Painted Bark contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pickled Bluewood, Chalet Green, and Bossanova split by 90° on the color wheel. #5f3d32 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. Painted Bark tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#32535e) and two others. The Killarney is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Finn – 120° from the complementary Pickled Bluewood. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #325e3d and #5e3253.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #5f3d32 is made of 46% red, 30% green and 24% blue. In a HSL mode Painted Bark has a hue angle of 14.67°, a saturation of 31.03% and a lightness of 28.43%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5f3d32 is made of 0% cyan, 13.33% magenta, 17.64% yellow and 62.75% black ink.

HEX #5f3d32
RGB Decimal rgb(95,61,50)
RGB Percentage 46%, 30%, 24%
CMYK 0, 13.33, 17.64, 62.75
HSL hsl(14.67,31.03%,28.43%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(14.67,47.37%,37.25%)
CIE-LAB lab(29.4142,13.4705,12.8908)
XYZ xyz(6.9638,6.0007,3.8088)
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