Birdhouse Brown 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 | #93b7c5 |
| Complementary Color | #3a5d6c |
| Color Shade: | warm red (16.8° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 32.55% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Birdhouse Brown Color. The Ruskin Red 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 saturated alternative called Prairie Clay (#935444) for more energetic effect. Try Rookwood Brown as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#3a5d6c is the best complementary color to Birdhouse Brown. 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 #6c483a complementary color is William, 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 Millbrook are #6c3a44 and #6c613a. Thus found on the left and right of #6c483a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Buccaneer and Yellow Metal colors as they work well with Birdhouse Brown.
The split-complementary Birdhouse Brown palette consists of #3a456c and #3a6c61 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3a5d6c). Try East Bay and William colors in combination with #6c483a, 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 #6c483a 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 Birdhouse Brown. Thus East Bay and Killarney giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Birdhouse Brown contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary William, Chalet Green, and Voodoo split by 90° on the color wheel. #6c483a 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. Birdhouse Brown tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#3a5d6c) 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 #3a6c48 and #6c3a5e.
In a RGB color space, hex #6c483a is made of 45% red, 30% green and 24% blue. In a HSL mode Birdhouse Brown has a hue angle of 16.8°, a saturation of 30.12% and a lightness of 32.55%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6c483a is made of 0% cyan, 14.11% magenta, 19.6% yellow and 57.65% black ink.
| HEX | #6c483a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(108,72,58) |
| RGB Percentage | 45%, 30%, 24% |
| CMYK | 0, 14.11, 19.6, 57.65 |
| HSL | hsl(16.8,30.12%,32.55%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(16.8,46.3%,42.35%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.2488,13.5257,14.6192) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.2654,8.1284,5.0836) |