Braid Color

#77675b

Braid 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 #8898a4
Complementary Color #5b6a76
Color Shade: warm red (25.71° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 41.18% (better contrasting with white)
Braid Color Sample
Braid Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #77675b

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Braid Color. The Tangara 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 Milk Coffee Brown (#966f5d) for more energetic effect. Try Catskill Brown as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#5b6a76 is the best complementary color to Braid. 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 #77675b 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 Sandstone are #765b5c and #76745b. Thus found on the left and right of #77675b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Russett and Crocodile colors as they work well with Braid.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Braid palette consists of #5b5d76 and #5b7675 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5b6a76). Try Comet and Cutty Sark colors in combination with #77675b, 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 #77675b 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 Braid. Thus Smoky and Corduroy giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Braid contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Shuttle Gray, Cactus, and Salt Box split by 90° on the color wheel. #77675b 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. Braid tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#5b6a76) and two others. The Corduroy 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 #5b7667 and #765b6a.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #77675b is made of 38% red, 33% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Braid has a hue angle of 25.71°, a saturation of 13.33% and a lightness of 41.18%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #77675b is made of 0% cyan, 6.28% magenta, 10.98% yellow and 53.33% black ink.

HEX #77675b
RGB Decimal rgb(119,103,91)
RGB Percentage 38%, 33%, 29%
CMYK 0, 6.28, 10.98, 53.33
HSL hsl(25.71,13.33%,41.18%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(25.71,23.53%,46.67%)
CIE-LAB lab(44.7699,4.2788,9.109)
XYZ xyz(14.3463,14.3778,11.9166)
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