Earth Chicory Color

#664b40

Earth Chicory 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 #99b4bf
Complementary Color #405a66
Color Shade: warm red (17.37° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 32.55% (better contrasting with white)
Earth Chicory Color Sample
Earth Chicory Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #664b40

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Earth Chicory Color. The Almond Truffle 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 How Now (#886150) for more energetic effect. Try Burnt Terra as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#405a66 is the best complementary color to Earth Chicory. 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 #664b40 complementary color is Fiord, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

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 #664048 and #665e40. Thus found on the left and right of #664b40 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Eggplant and Hemlock colors as they work well with Earth Chicory.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Earth Chicory palette consists of #404766 and #40665e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#405a66). Try Fiord and Mineral Green colors in combination with #664b40, 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 #664b40 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 Earth Chicory. Thus Mulled Wine and Killarney giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Earth Chicory contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Fiord, Tom Thumb, and Voodoo split by 90° on the color wheel. #664b40 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta 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. Earth Chicory tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#405a66) and two others. The Killarney is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Eggplant – 120° from the complementary Fiord. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #40664b and #66405a.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #664b40 is made of 42% red, 31% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Earth Chicory has a hue angle of 17.37°, a saturation of 22.89% and a lightness of 32.55%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #664b40 is made of 0% cyan, 10.59% magenta, 14.9% yellow and 60% black ink.

HEX #664b40
RGB Decimal rgb(102,75,64)
RGB Percentage 42%, 31%, 27%
CMYK 0, 10.59, 14.9, 60
HSL hsl(17.37,22.89%,32.55%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(17.37,37.25%,40%)
CIE-LAB lab(34.4514,9.7647,11.0121)
XYZ xyz(8.921,8.2271,5.9683)
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