Brood 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 | #969fa5 |
| Complementary Color | #5a6268 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (24° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 38.24% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Brood Color. The Americano 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 soft alternative called Vigilant (#81796f) for more calm effect. Try Cloudy Cinnamon as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#5a6268 is the best complementary color to Brood. 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 #69605a complementary color is Shuttle Gray, 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 Pine Cone are #685a5b and #68675a. Thus found on the left and right of #69605a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Zambezi and Kokoda colors as they work well with Brood.
The split-complementary Brood palette consists of #5a5b68 and #5a6867 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5a6268). Try Mid Gray and Corduroy colors in combination with #69605a, 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 #69605a 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 Brood. Thus Salt Box and Corduroy giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Brood contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Shuttle Gray, Finlandia, and Salt Box split by 90° on the color wheel. #69605a 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. Brood tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#5a6268) and two others. The Corduroy is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Scorpion – 120° from the complementary Shuttle Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5a6860 and #685a62.
In a RGB color space, hex #69605a is made of 36% red, 33% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Brood has a hue angle of 24°, a saturation of 7.69% and a lightness of 38.24%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #69605a is made of 0% cyan, 3.53% magenta, 5.89% yellow and 58.82% black ink.
| HEX | #69605a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(105,96,90) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 33%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 3.53, 5.89, 58.82 |
| HSL | hsl(24,7.69%,38.24%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(24,14.29%,41.18%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.386,2.4583,4.7189) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.854,12.1072,11.385) |