Buffalo Herd Color

#705046

Buffalo Herd is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, violet or mid green

Inverse Color #8fafb9
Complementary Color #456670
Color Shade: mid red (14.29° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 35.69% (better contrasting with white)
Buffalo Herd Color Sample
Buffalo Herd Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #705046

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Buffalo Herd Color. The Weathered Leather color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Cocoa Bean (#4f3835) for more calm effect. Try Copper Mining as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#456670 is the best complementary color to Buffalo Herd. Mid cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #705046 complementary color is Blue Bayoux, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Roman Coffee are #704550 and #706545. Thus found on the left and right of #705046 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Eggplant and Tobacco Brown colors as they work well with Buffalo Herd.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Buffalo Herd palette consists of #455070 and #457065 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#456670). Try Fiord and Cutty Sark colors in combination with #705046, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #705046 offers a combination of mid blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Buffalo Herd. Thus Mulled Wine and Killarney giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Buffalo Herd contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Blue Bayoux, Dingley, and Mulled Wine split by 90° on the color wheel. #705046 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Buffalo Herd tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#456670) and two others. The Killarney 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 #45704f and #704565.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #705046 is made of 43% red, 31% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Buffalo Herd has a hue angle of 14.29°, a saturation of 23.08% and a lightness of 35.69%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #705046 is made of 0% cyan, 12.55% magenta, 16.47% yellow and 56.08% black ink.

HEX #705046
RGB Decimal rgb(112,80,70)
RGB Percentage 43%, 31%, 27%
CMYK 0, 12.55, 16.47, 56.08
HSL hsl(14.29,23.08%,35.69%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(14.29,37.5%,43.92%)
CIE-LAB lab(37.1594,11.9615,11.1906)
XYZ xyz(10.6562,9.6243,7.0904)
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