Cimarron Color

#6b3d38

Cimarron 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 #94c2c7
Complementary Color #38656a
Color Shade: mid red (5.88° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 31.96% (better contrasting with white)
Cimarron Color Sample
Cimarron Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #6b3d38

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Cimarron Color. The Wiener Dog 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 saturated alternative called Earth Crust (#8c4f42) for more energetic effect. Try Cedar Staff as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#38656a is the best complementary color to Cimarron. 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 #6b3d38 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 #6a384c and #6a5638. Thus found on the left and right of #6b3d38 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cosmic and Yellow Metal colors as they work well with Cimarron.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Cimarron palette consists of #384c6a and #386a56 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#38656a). Try Fiord and Stromboli colors in combination with #6b3d38, 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 #6b3d38 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 Cimarron. Thus East Bay and Killarney giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Cimarron contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary William, Chalet Green, and Bossanova split by 90° on the color wheel. #6b3d38 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. Cimarron tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#38656a) 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 #386a3d and #6a3865.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #6b3d38 is made of 48% red, 27% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode Cimarron has a hue angle of 5.88°, a saturation of 31.29% and a lightness of 31.96%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6b3d38 is made of 0% cyan, 18.04% magenta, 20% yellow and 58.04% black ink.

HEX #6b3d38
RGB Decimal rgb(107,61,56)
RGB Percentage 48%, 27%, 25%
CMYK 0, 18.04, 20, 58.04
HSL hsl(5.88,31.29%,31.96%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(5.88,47.66%,41.96%)
CIE-LAB lab(31.2281,19.5515,11.7767)
XYZ xyz(8.446,6.7488,4.5989)
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