Bricktone Color

#825943

Bricktone 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 #7da6bc
Complementary Color #426b82
Color Shade: warm red (20.95° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 38.63% (better contrasting with white)
Bricktone Color Sample
Bricktone Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #825943

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Bricktone Color. The Warm Air of Debonair color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Half-Caff (#604c3d) for more calm effect. Try Arrow Creek as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#426b82 is the best complementary color to Bricktone. 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 #825943 complementary color is Bismark, 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 Spicy Mix are #82424c and #827842. Thus found on the left and right of #825943 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Lotus and Yellow Metal colors as they work well with Bricktone.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Bricktone palette consists of #424c82 and #428278 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#426b82). Try East Bay and Viridian colors in combination with #825943, 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 #825943 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 Bricktone. Thus Victoria and Goblin giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Bricktone contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bismark, Fern Green, and Affair split by 90° on the color wheel. #825943 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. Bricktone tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#426b82) and two others. The Goblin is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cannon Pink – 120° from the complementary Bismark. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #428259 and #82426c.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #825943 is made of 45% red, 31% green and 23% blue. In a HSL mode Bricktone has a hue angle of 20.95°, a saturation of 31.98% and a lightness of 38.63%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #825943 is made of 0% cyan, 16.08% magenta, 24.71% yellow and 49.02% black ink.

HEX #825943
RGB Decimal rgb(130,89,67)
RGB Percentage 45%, 31%, 23%
CMYK 0, 16.08, 24.71, 49.02
HSL hsl(20.95,31.98%,38.63%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(20.95,48.46%,50.98%)
CIE-LAB lab(41.6825,14.109,19.498)
XYZ xyz(13.7914,12.2958,6.9566)
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