Bold Brandy is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, violet or cool green
| Inverse Color | #86999f |
| Complementary Color | #5f7279 |
| Color Shade: | mid red (14.4° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 42.55% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Bold Brandy Color. The Soft Cocoa color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Tallarn Flesh (#947e74) for more energetic effect. Try Hickory Stick as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#5f7279 is the best complementary color to Bold Brandy. Cool cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #796660 complementary color is Nevada, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Sandstone are #795f66 and #79725f. Thus found on the left and right of #796660 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Falcon and Pablo colors as they work well with Bold Brandy.
The split-complementary Bold Brandy palette consists of #5f6679 and #5f7972 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5f7279). Try Shuttle Gray and Corduroy colors in combination with #796660, 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 #796660 offers a combination of mid blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Bold Brandy. Thus Dolphin and Corduroy giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Bold Brandy contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Nevada, Willow Grove, and Salt Box split by 90° on the color wheel. #796660 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, cool cyan and violet shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Bold Brandy tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#5f7279) and two others. The Corduroy is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Old Lavender – 120° from the complementary Nevada. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5f7966 and #795f72.
In a RGB color space, hex #796660 is made of 38% red, 32% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Bold Brandy has a hue angle of 14.4°, a saturation of 11.52% and a lightness of 42.55%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #796660 is made of 0% cyan, 7.45% magenta, 9.8% yellow and 52.55% black ink.
| HEX | #796660 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(121,102,96) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 32%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 7.45, 9.8, 52.55 |
| HSL | hsl(14.4,11.52%,42.55%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(14.4,20.66%,47.45%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.8184,6.5306,6.1985) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.7478,14.4122,13.0709) |