Potters Pot Color

#845c40

Potters Pot 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 #7ba3bf
Complementary Color #406884
Color Shade: warm red (24.71° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 38.43% (better contrasting with white)
Potters Pot Color Sample
Potters Pot Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #845c40

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Potters Pot Color. The Cashew color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Half Orc Highlight (#976f3c) for more energetic effect. Try Marrakech Brown as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#406884 is the best complementary color to Potters Pot. 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 #845c40 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 #844046 and #847e40. Thus found on the left and right of #845c40 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Lotus and Sycamore colors as they work well with Potters Pot.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Potters Pot palette consists of #404684 and #40847e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#406884). Try East Bay and Viridian colors in combination with #845c40, 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 #845c40 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 Potters Pot. Thus Victoria and Goblin giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Potters Pot contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bismark, Fern Green, and Affair split by 90° on the color wheel. #845c40 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. Potters Pot tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#406884) 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 #40845c and #844068.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #845c40 is made of 46% red, 32% green and 22% blue. In a HSL mode Potters Pot has a hue angle of 24.71°, a saturation of 34.69% and a lightness of 38.43%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #845c40 is made of 0% cyan, 15.68% magenta, 26.66% yellow and 48.24% black ink.

HEX #845c40
RGB Decimal rgb(132,92,64)
RGB Percentage 46%, 32%, 22%
CMYK 0, 15.68, 26.66, 48.24
HSL hsl(24.71,34.69%,38.43%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(24.71,51.52%,51.76%)
CIE-LAB lab(42.6576,12.9,22.5926)
XYZ xyz(14.2683,12.93,6.5942)
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