Bull Shot Color

#75442b

Bull Shot 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 #8abbd4
Complementary Color #2b5b75
Color Shade: warm red (20.27° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 31.37% (better contrasting with white)
Bull Shot Color Sample
Bull Shot Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #75442b

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Bull Shot Color. The Bombay Brown color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Burnt Earth (#9d4531) for more energetic effect. Try Taisha Red as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#2b5b75 is the best complementary color to Bull Shot. 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 #75442b complementary color is Casal, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Old Copper are #752b37 and #75692b. Thus found on the left and right of #75442b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tawny Port and Pesto colors as they work well with Bull Shot.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Bull Shot palette consists of #2b3675 and #2b7568 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#2b5b75). Try Astronaut and Paradiso colors in combination with #75442b, 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 #75442b 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 Bull Shot. Thus Minsk and Sea Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Bull Shot contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Casal, Forest Green, and Eminence split by 90° on the color wheel. #75442b square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta 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. Bull Shot tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#2b5b75) and two others. The Sea Green 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 #2b7543 and #752b5b.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #75442b is made of 51% red, 30% green and 19% blue. In a HSL mode Bull Shot has a hue angle of 20.27°, a saturation of 46.25% and a lightness of 31.37%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #75442b is made of 0% cyan, 19.21% magenta, 29.02% yellow and 54.12% black ink.

HEX #75442b
RGB Decimal rgb(117,68,43)
RGB Percentage 51%, 30%, 19%
CMYK 0, 19.21, 29.02, 54.12
HSL hsl(20.27,46.25%,31.37%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(20.27,63.25%,45.88%)
CIE-LAB lab(34.1708,18.5179,23.9656)
XYZ xyz(9.8393,8.0906,3.3285)
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