Spanish Mustang Color

#684b40

Spanish Mustang 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 #97b4bf
Complementary Color #405d68
Color Shade: warm red (16.5° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 32.94% (better contrasting with white)
Spanish Mustang Color Sample
Spanish Mustang Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #684b40

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Spanish Mustang 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 Burnt Terra (#82634e) for more energetic effect. Try Cedar as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#405d68 is the best complementary color to Spanish Mustang. 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 #684b40 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 #684049 and #685f40. Thus found on the left and right of #684b40 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Eggplant and Hemlock colors as they work well with Spanish Mustang.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Spanish Mustang palette consists of #404968 and #40685f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#405d68). Try Fiord and Mineral Green colors in combination with #684b40, 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 #684b40 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 Spanish Mustang. Thus Mulled Wine and Killarney giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Spanish Mustang contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Fiord, Chalet Green, and Voodoo split by 90° on the color wheel. #684b40 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. Spanish Mustang tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#405d68) 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 #40684b and #68405c.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #684b40 is made of 43% red, 31% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Spanish Mustang has a hue angle of 16.5°, a saturation of 23.81% and a lightness of 32.94%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #684b40 is made of 0% cyan, 11.37% magenta, 15.68% yellow and 59.22% black ink.

HEX #684b40
RGB Decimal rgb(104,75,64)
RGB Percentage 43%, 31%, 26%
CMYK 0, 11.37, 15.68, 59.22
HSL hsl(16.5,23.81%,32.94%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(16.5,38.46%,40.78%)
CIE-LAB lab(34.6921,10.659,11.3815)
XYZ xyz(9.1504,8.3454,5.979)
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