Bison 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 | #91b0c5 |
| Complementary Color | #39596e |
| Color Shade: | warm red (24.23° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 32.94% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Bison Color. The Simmered Seaweed 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 saturated alternative called Cinnamon Spice (#935f43) for more energetic effect. Try Dark Clove as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#39596e is the best complementary color to Bison. 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 #6e4f3a 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 Shingle Fawn are #6e393f and #6e6939. Thus found on the left and right of #6e4f3a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Buccaneer and Yellow Metal colors as they work well with Bison.
The split-complementary Bison palette consists of #393e6e and #396e69 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#39596e). Try East Bay and William colors in combination with #6e4f3a, 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 #6e4f3a 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 Bison. Thus Bossanova and Killarney giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Bison contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary William, Chalet Green, and Bossanova split by 90° on the color wheel. #6e4f3a 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. Bison tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#39596e) 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 #396e4e and #6e3959.
In a RGB color space, hex #6e4f3a is made of 45% red, 32% green and 23% blue. In a HSL mode Bison has a hue angle of 24.23°, a saturation of 30.95% and a lightness of 32.94%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6e4f3a is made of 0% cyan, 12.16% magenta, 20.39% yellow and 56.86% black ink.
| HEX | #6e4f3a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(110,79,58) |
| RGB Percentage | 45%, 32%, 23% |
| CMYK | 0, 12.16, 20.39, 56.86 |
| HSL | hsl(24.23,30.95%,32.94%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(24.23,47.27%,43.14%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.3902,10.1452,17.5123) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.9901,9.2124,5.2546) |