Bargeboard Brown 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 | #97acb5 |
| Complementary Color | #495e68 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (18° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 34.9% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Bargeboard Brown Color. The Tanbark color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Suede Leather (#896757) for more energetic effect. Try Namibia as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#495e68 is the best complementary color to Bargeboard Brown. 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 #68534a complementary color is Fiord, 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 Ferra are #684950 and #686149. Thus found on the left and right of #68534a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Ferra and Soya Bean colors as they work well with Bargeboard Brown.
The split-complementary Bargeboard Brown palette consists of #495068 and #496862 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#495e68). Try River Bed and Mineral Green colors in combination with #68534a, 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 #68534a 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 Bargeboard Brown. Thus Mulled Wine and Nandor giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Bargeboard Brown contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Fiord, Axolotl, and Mulled Wine split by 90° on the color wheel. #68534a 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. Bargeboard Brown tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#495e68) and two others. The Nandor 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 #496853 and #68495e.
In a RGB color space, hex #68534a is made of 40% red, 32% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Bargeboard Brown has a hue angle of 18°, a saturation of 16.85% and a lightness of 34.9%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #68534a is made of 0% cyan, 8.23% magenta, 11.76% yellow and 59.22% black ink.
| HEX | #68534a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(104,83,74) |
| RGB Percentage | 40%, 32%, 28% |
| CMYK | 0, 8.23, 11.76, 59.22 |
| HSL | hsl(18,16.85%,34.9%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(18,28.85%,40.78%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.1589,7.2096,8.565) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.0382,9.624,7.8071) |