Richardson Brick is calm, 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 | #7ab3b8 |
| Complementary Color | #478085 |
| Color Shade: | mid red (4.84° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 40% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Richardson Brick Color. The Terra Cotta Sun color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Cedar Wood (#a1655b) for more calm effect. Try Café as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#478085 is the best complementary color to Richardson Brick. 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 #854c47 complementary color is Bismark, 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 Spicy Mix are #854761 and #856b47. Thus found on the left and right of #854c47 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cannon Pink and Shadow colors as they work well with Richardson Brick.
The split-complementary Richardson Brick palette consists of #476085 and #47856b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#478085). Try Bismark and Viridian colors in combination with #854c47, 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 #854c47 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 Richardson Brick. Thus East Bay and Hippie Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Richardson Brick contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bismark, Hippie Green, and Affair split by 90° on the color wheel. #854c47 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. Richardson Brick tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#478085) and two others. The Hippie Green 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 #47854c and #854780.
In a RGB color space, hex #854c47 is made of 48% red, 27% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode Richardson Brick has a hue angle of 4.84°, a saturation of 30.39% and a lightness of 40%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #854c47 is made of 0% cyan, 22.36% magenta, 24.32% yellow and 47.84% black ink.
| HEX | #854c47 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(133,76,71) |
| RGB Percentage | 48%, 27%, 25% |
| CMYK | 0, 22.36, 24.32, 47.84 |
| HSL | hsl(4.84,30.39%,40%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(4.84,46.62%,52.16%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(38.9163,23.4879,13.4223) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.3946,10.6104,7.3033) |