Burnt Russet is calm, warm-toned shade of cool red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green
| Inverse Color | #81c6bf |
| Complementary Color | #387e77 |
| Color Shade: | cool red (353.91° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 35.88% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Burnt Russet Color. The Red Licorice color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called No More Drama (#a33f40) for more energetic effect. Try Scarlet Past as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#387e77 is the best complementary color to Burnt Russet. Warm cyan shades generally complement the cool red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #7e3940 complementary color is Oracle, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Lotus are #7e3862 and #7e5438. Thus found on the left and right of #7e3940 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cosmic and Ironstone colors as they work well with Burnt Russet.
The split-complementary Burnt Russet palette consists of #38627e and #387e54 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#387e77). Try Ming and Amazon colors in combination with #7e3940, 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 #7e3940 offers a combination of cool blue and warm green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Burnt Russet. Thus East Bay and Goblin giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Burnt Russet contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Oracle, Pesto, and Gigas split by 90° on the color wheel. #7e3940 square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Burnt Russet tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#387e77) and two others. The Goblin is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Eminence – 120° from the complementary Oracle. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3f7e38 and #77387e.
In a RGB color space, hex #7e3940 is made of 51% red, 23% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Burnt Russet has a hue angle of 353.91°, a saturation of 37.7% and a lightness of 35.88%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #7e3940 is made of 0% cyan, 27.06% magenta, 24.31% yellow and 50.59% black ink.
| HEX | #7e3940 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(126,57,64) |
| RGB Percentage | 51%, 23%, 26% |
| CMYK | 0, 27.06, 24.31, 50.59 |
| HSL | hsl(353.91,37.7%,35.88%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(353.91,54.76%,49.41%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(33.4185,30.5978,10.1101) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.9927,7.732,5.7635) |