Bateau Brown is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, violet or mid green
| Inverse Color | #85a0a5 |
| Complementary Color | #5a757a |
| Color Shade: | mid red (9.37° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 41.57% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Bateau Brown Color. The Mahogany Spice color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Wild Boysenberry (#5a4747) for more calm effect. Try Wolf's Fur as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#5a757a is the best complementary color to Bateau Brown. Mid cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #7a5f5a complementary color is Cutty Sark, 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 Russett are #7a5a65 and #7a6f5a. Thus found on the left and right of #7a5f5a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Falcon and Crocodile colors as they work well with Bateau Brown.
The split-complementary Bateau Brown palette consists of #5a657a and #5a7a6f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5a757a). Try Shuttle Gray and Cutty Sark colors in combination with #7a5f5a, 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 #7a5f5a offers a combination of mid blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Bateau Brown. Thus Smoky and Glade Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Bateau Brown contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cutty Sark, Willow Grove, and Salt Box split by 90° on the color wheel. #7a5f5a square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid 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. Bateau Brown tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#5a757a) and two others. The Glade Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Falcon – 120° from the complementary Cutty Sark. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5a7a5f and #7a5a74.
In a RGB color space, hex #7a5f5a is made of 40% red, 31% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Bateau Brown has a hue angle of 9.37°, a saturation of 15.09% and a lightness of 41.57%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #7a5f5a is made of 0% cyan, 10.59% magenta, 12.55% yellow and 52.16% black ink.
| HEX | #7a5f5a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(122,95,90) |
| RGB Percentage | 40%, 31%, 29% |
| CMYK | 0, 10.59, 12.55, 52.16 |
| HSL | hsl(9.37,15.09%,41.57%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(9.37,26.23%,47.84%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.8538,10.1499,7.0493) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.9637,13.0602,11.4578) |