Traditional Color

#776255

Traditional 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 #889daa
Complementary Color #556977
Color Shade: warm red (22.94° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 40% (better contrasting with white)
Traditional Color Sample
Traditional Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #776255

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Traditional Color. The Hat Box 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 soft alternative called Mudskipper (#897a69) for more calm effect. Try Inca Temple as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#556977 is the best complementary color to Traditional. 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 #776255 complementary color is Shuttle Gray, 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 Pine Cone are #775559 and #777355. Thus found on the left and right of #776255 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Russett and Go Ben colors as they work well with Traditional.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Traditional palette consists of #555877 and #557773 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#556977). Try Comet and Cutty Sark colors in combination with #776255, 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 #776255 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 Traditional. Thus Smoky and Como giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Traditional contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Shuttle Gray, Cactus, and Salt Box split by 90° on the color wheel. #776255 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. Traditional tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#556977) and two others. The Como is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Falcon – 120° from the complementary Shuttle Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #557762 and #775569.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #776255 is made of 39% red, 32% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Traditional has a hue angle of 22.94°, a saturation of 16.67% and a lightness of 40%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #776255 is made of 0% cyan, 8.24% magenta, 13.34% yellow and 53.33% black ink.

HEX #776255
RGB Decimal rgb(119,98,85)
RGB Percentage 39%, 32%, 28%
CMYK 0, 8.24, 13.34, 53.33
HSL hsl(22.94,16.67%,40%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(22.94,28.57%,46.67%)
CIE-LAB lab(43.2314,6.3083,10.5644)
XYZ xyz(13.6151,13.3132,10.4464)
;