Cub 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 | #91a3b4 |
| Complementary Color | #4b5d6e |
| Color Shade: | warm red (29.14° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 36.27% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Cub Color. The Black Fox 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 Mink (#8a7561) for more calm effect. Try Verde Marrón as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#4b5d6e is the best complementary color to Cub. 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 #6e5c4b complementary color is Blue Bayoux, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Tobacco Brown are #6e4b4b and #6e6d4b. Thus found on the left and right of #6e5c4b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Ferra and Go Ben colors as they work well with Cub.
The split-complementary Cub palette consists of #4b4b6e and #4b6e6d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4b5d6e). Try Mulled Wine and Cutty Sark colors in combination with #6e5c4b, 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 #6e5c4b 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 Cub. Thus Mulled Wine and Como giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cub contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Blue Bayoux, Axolotl, and Salt Box split by 90° on the color wheel. #6e5c4b 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. Cub tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#4b5d6e) and two others. The Como is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Eggplant – 120° from the complementary Blue Bayoux. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4b6e5c and #6e4b5d.
In a RGB color space, hex #6e5c4b is made of 40% red, 33% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Cub has a hue angle of 29.14°, a saturation of 18.92% and a lightness of 36.27%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6e5c4b is made of 0% cyan, 7.06% magenta, 13.73% yellow and 56.86% black ink.
| HEX | #6e5c4b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(110,92,75) |
| RGB Percentage | 40%, 33%, 27% |
| CMYK | 0, 7.06, 13.73, 56.86 |
| HSL | hsl(29.14,18.92%,36.27%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(29.14,31.82%,43.14%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.373,4.5098,12.515) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.5276,11.4773,8.2644) |