Briar Wood 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 | #96abae |
| Complementary Color | #516568 |
| Color Shade: | mid red (7.5° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 36.47% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Briar Wood Color. The Nut Brown color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Charadon Granite (#504d4c) for more calm effect. Try Black Bean as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#516568 is the best complementary color to Briar Wood. 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 #695451 complementary color is Cutty Sark, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Dorado are #685159 and #686051. Thus found on the left and right of #695451 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Zambezi and Soya Bean colors as they work well with Briar Wood.
The split-complementary Briar Wood palette consists of #515968 and #516860 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#516568). Try Trout and Nandor colors in combination with #695451, 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 #695451 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 Briar Wood. Thus Scarpa Flow and Finlandia giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Briar Wood contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cutty Sark, Cactus, and Salt Box split by 90° on the color wheel. #695451 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Briar Wood tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#516568) and two others. The Finlandia is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Don Juan – 120° from the complementary Cutty Sark. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #516854 and #685165.
In a RGB color space, hex #695451 is made of 39% red, 31% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Briar Wood has a hue angle of 7.5°, a saturation of 12.9% and a lightness of 36.47%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #695451 is made of 0% cyan, 8.24% magenta, 9.42% yellow and 58.82% black ink.
| HEX | #695451 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(105,84,81) |
| RGB Percentage | 39%, 31%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 8.24, 9.42, 58.82 |
| HSL | hsl(7.5,12.9%,36.47%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(7.5,22.86%,41.18%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.7309,8.1711,5.0357) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.4812,9.938,9.1504) |