Plantation Shutters Color

#6a5143

Plantation Shutters 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 #95aebc
Complementary Color #435c6a
Color Shade: warm red (21.54° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 33.92% (better contrasting with white)
Plantation Shutters Color Sample
Plantation Shutters Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #6a5143

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Plantation Shutters Color. The Burnished Brandy color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Wren (#4a4139) for more calm effect. Try Ancient Lavastone as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#435c6a is the best complementary color to Plantation Shutters. 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 #6a5143 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 Tobacco Brown are #6a4348 and #6a6443. Thus found on the left and right of #6a5143 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Ferra and Tobacco Brown colors as they work well with Plantation Shutters.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Plantation Shutters palette consists of #43486a and #436a64 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#435c6a). Try Fiord and Mineral Green colors in combination with #6a5143, 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 #6a5143 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 Plantation Shutters. Thus Mulled Wine and Mineral Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Plantation Shutters contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Fiord, Axolotl, and Voodoo split by 90° on the color wheel. #6a5143 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. Plantation Shutters tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#435c6a) and two others. The Mineral Green 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 #436a51 and #6a435b.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #6a5143 is made of 42% red, 32% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Plantation Shutters has a hue angle of 21.54°, a saturation of 22.54% and a lightness of 33.92%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6a5143 is made of 0% cyan, 9.81% magenta, 15.3% yellow and 58.43% black ink.

HEX #6a5143
RGB Decimal rgb(106,81,67)
RGB Percentage 42%, 32%, 26%
CMYK 0, 9.81, 15.3, 58.43
HSL hsl(21.54,22.54%,33.92%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(21.54,36.79%,41.57%)
CIE-LAB lab(36.6576,8.2759,12.2487)
XYZ xyz(9.8994,9.3543,6.594)
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