Burnished Bark Color

#6a3d36

Burnished Bark is calm, 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 #95c2c9
Complementary Color #35626a
Color Shade: mid red (8.08° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 31.37% (better contrasting with white)
Burnished Bark Color Sample
Burnished Bark Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #6a3d36

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Burnished Bark Color. The Hipsterfication color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Red Hook (#845544) for more calm effect. Try Cedar Staff as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#35626a is the best complementary color to Burnished Bark. 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 #6a3d36 complementary color is William, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Buccaneer are #6a3548 and #6a5735. Thus found on the left and right of #6a3d36 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cosmic and Yellow Metal colors as they work well with Burnished Bark.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Burnished Bark palette consists of #35486a and #356a57 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#35626a). Try San Juan and Stromboli colors in combination with #6a3d36, 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 #6a3d36 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 Burnished Bark. Thus Rhino and Killarney giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Burnished Bark contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary William, Chalet Green, and Bossanova split by 90° on the color wheel. #6a3d36 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet 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. Burnished Bark tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#35626a) and two others. The Killarney is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cosmic – 120° from the complementary William. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #356a3d and #6a3562.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #6a3d36 is made of 48% red, 28% green and 24% blue. In a HSL mode Burnished Bark has a hue angle of 8.08°, a saturation of 32.5% and a lightness of 31.37%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6a3d36 is made of 0% cyan, 17.65% magenta, 20.39% yellow and 58.43% black ink.

HEX #6a3d36
RGB Decimal rgb(106,61,54)
RGB Percentage 48%, 28%, 24%
CMYK 0, 17.65, 20.39, 58.43
HSL hsl(8.08,32.5%,31.37%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(8.08,49.06%,41.57%)
CIE-LAB lab(31.0388,18.8824,12.7787)
XYZ xyz(8.2785,6.668,4.3408)
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