Heavy Siena 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 | #8ca7b7 |
| Complementary Color | #486373 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (22.33° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 36.67% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Heavy Siena Color. The Sweet Georgia Brown 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 soft alternative called Sandstone Grey (#857266) for more calm effect. Try Spiced Hot Chocolate as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#486373 is the best complementary color to Heavy Siena. 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 #735848 complementary color is Blue Bayoux, 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 Roman Coffee are #73484d and #736d48. Thus found on the left and right of #735848 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Ferra and Go Ben colors as they work well with Heavy Siena.
The split-complementary Heavy Siena palette consists of #484d73 and #48736d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#486373). Try Fiord and Cutty Sark colors in combination with #735848, 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 #735848 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 Heavy Siena. Thus Mulled Wine and Como giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Heavy Siena contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Blue Bayoux, Hippie Green, and Mulled Wine split by 90° on the color wheel. #735848 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. Heavy Siena tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#486373) 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 #487358 and #734863.
In a RGB color space, hex #735848 is made of 42% red, 32% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Heavy Siena has a hue angle of 22.33°, a saturation of 22.99% and a lightness of 36.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #735848 is made of 0% cyan, 10.59% magenta, 16.86% yellow and 54.9% black ink.
| HEX | #735848 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(115,88,72) |
| RGB Percentage | 42%, 32%, 26% |
| CMYK | 0, 10.59, 16.86, 54.9 |
| HSL | hsl(22.33,22.99%,36.67%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(22.33,37.39%,45.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.7353,8.6966,13.5549) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.7297,11.0922,7.6537) |