Heartwood 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 | #90bdcd |
| Complementary Color | #315e6f |
| Color Shade: | warm red (15.74° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 31.57% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Heartwood Color. The Rawhide color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Rope (#8e593c) for more energetic effect. Try Dark Marmalade as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#315e6f is the best complementary color to Heartwood. 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 #6f4232 complementary color is Casal, 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 #6f3140 and #6f6031. Thus found on the left and right of #6f4232 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Buccaneer and Yellow Metal colors as they work well with Heartwood.
The split-complementary Heartwood palette consists of #31406f and #316f60 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#315e6f). Try San Juan and Casal colors in combination with #6f4232, 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 #6f4232 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 Heartwood. Thus Jacarta and Amazon giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Heartwood contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Casal, Chalet Green, and Bossanova split by 90° on the color wheel. #6f4232 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. Heartwood tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#315e6f) and two others. The Amazon is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Finn – 120° from the complementary Casal. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #316f42 and #6f315e.
In a RGB color space, hex #6f4232 is made of 49% red, 29% green and 22% blue. In a HSL mode Heartwood has a hue angle of 15.74°, a saturation of 37.89% and a lightness of 31.57%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6f4232 is made of 0% cyan, 17.65% magenta, 23.92% yellow and 56.47% black ink.
| HEX | #6f4232 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(111,66,50) |
| RGB Percentage | 49%, 29%, 22% |
| CMYK | 0, 17.65, 23.92, 56.47 |
| HSL | hsl(15.74,37.89%,31.57%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(15.74,54.95%,43.53%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.9326,17.6491,17.9476) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.0795,7.5062,3.9879) |