Axe Handle is calm, 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 | #94b8cf |
| Complementary Color | #30536b |
| Color Shade: | warm red (23.39° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 30.39% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Axe Handle Color. The Barn Swallow color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Eastlake (#7c6042) for more calm effect. Try Fall in Season as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#30536b is the best complementary color to Axe Handle. 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 #6b4730 complementary color is San Juan, 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 Spice are #6b3036 and #6b6430. Thus found on the left and right of #6b4730 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Buccaneer and Costa Del Sol colors as they work well with Axe Handle.
The split-complementary Axe Handle palette consists of #30366b and #306b64 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#30536b). Try Rhino and Casal colors in combination with #6b4730, 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 #6b4730 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 Axe Handle. Thus Jacarta and Amazon giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Axe Handle contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary San Juan, Killarney, and Bossanova split by 90° on the color wheel. #6b4730 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. Axe Handle tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#30536b) and two others. The Amazon is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Finn – 120° from the complementary San Juan. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #306b47 and #6b3053.
In a RGB color space, hex #6b4730 is made of 47% red, 31% green and 21% blue. In a HSL mode Axe Handle has a hue angle of 23.39°, a saturation of 38.06% and a lightness of 30.39%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6b4730 is made of 0% cyan, 14.12% magenta, 23.14% yellow and 58.04% black ink.
| HEX | #6b4730 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(107,71,48) |
| RGB Percentage | 47%, 31%, 21% |
| CMYK | 0, 14.12, 23.14, 58.04 |
| HSL | hsl(23.39,38.06%,30.39%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(23.39,55.14%,41.96%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(33.6594,12.5756,20.0082) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.8501,7.8457,3.8442) |