Little Bear is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green
| Inverse Color | #9fb4bd |
| Complementary Color | #42565f |
| Color Shade: | warm red (18° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 31.76% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Little Bear Color. The Cobble Brown color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Outback Brown (#7e5d47) for more energetic effect. Try Delicioso as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#42565f is the best complementary color to Little Bear. 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 #604b42 complementary color is River Bed, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Kabul are #5f4248 and #5f5942. Thus found on the left and right of #604b42 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Eggplant and Hemlock colors as they work well with Little Bear.
The split-complementary Little Bear palette consists of #42485f and #425f59 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#42565f). Try Gun Powder and Mineral Green colors in combination with #604b42, 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 #604b42 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 Little Bear. Thus Mulled Wine and Mineral Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Little Bear contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary River Bed, Axolotl, and Mulled Wine split by 90° on the color wheel. #604b42 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Little Bear tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#42565f) and two others. The Mineral Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Eggplant – 120° from the complementary River Bed. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #425f4b and #5f4256.
In a RGB color space, hex #604b42 is made of 41% red, 32% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Little Bear has a hue angle of 18°, a saturation of 18.52% and a lightness of 31.76%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #604b42 is made of 0% cyan, 8.24% magenta, 11.77% yellow and 62.35% black ink.
| HEX | #604b42 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(96,75,66) |
| RGB Percentage | 41%, 32%, 28% |
| CMYK | 0, 8.24, 11.77, 62.35 |
| HSL | hsl(18,18.52%,31.76%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(18,31.25%,37.65%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(33.7996,7.3823,8.7408) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.3233,7.9123,6.2428) |