Namibia 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 | #83929e |
| Complementary Color | #61707c |
| Color Shade: | warm red (26.67° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 43.33% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Namibia Color. The Rookwood Clay color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Bargeboard Brown (#68534a) for more energetic effect. Try Country Club as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#61707c is the best complementary color to Namibia. 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 #7c6d61 complementary color is Nevada, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
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 #7c6162 and #7c7a61. Thus found on the left and right of #7c6d61 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Russett and Flax Smoke colors as they work well with Namibia.
The split-complementary Namibia palette consists of #61627c and #617c7a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#61707c). Try Comet and Sirocco colors in combination with #7c6d61, 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 #7c6d61 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 Namibia. Thus Dolphin and Viridian Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Namibia contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Nevada, Glade Green, and Rum split by 90° on the color wheel. #7c6d61 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Namibia tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#61707c) and two others. The Viridian Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Falcon – 120° from the complementary Nevada. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #617c6d and #7c6170.
In a RGB color space, hex #7c6d61 is made of 38% red, 33% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Namibia has a hue angle of 26.67°, a saturation of 12.22% and a lightness of 43.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #7c6d61 is made of 0% cyan, 5.88% magenta, 10.59% yellow and 51.37% black ink.
| HEX | #7c6d61 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(124,109,97) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 33%, 29% |
| CMYK | 0, 5.88, 10.59, 51.37 |
| HSL | hsl(26.67,12.22%,43.33%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(26.67,21.77%,48.63%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.0864,3.7989,8.8587) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.9385,16.0854,13.574) |