Whiskey Barrel 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 | #7a8fa0 |
| Complementary Color | #5f7485 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (26.84° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 44.71% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Whiskey Barrel Color. The Natural Bark color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Museum (#685951) for more calm effect. Try Art District as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#5f7485 is the best complementary color to Whiskey Barrel. 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 #85705f complementary color is Slate Gray, 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 Cement are #855f61 and #85835f. Thus found on the left and right of #85705f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Falcon and Clay Creek colors as they work well with Whiskey Barrel.
The split-complementary Whiskey Barrel palette consists of #5f6185 and #5f8583 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5f7485). Try Comet and Juniper colors in combination with #85705f, 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 #85705f 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 Whiskey Barrel. Thus Rum and Viridian Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Whiskey Barrel contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Slate Gray, Glade Green, and Trendy Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #85705f 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. Whiskey Barrel tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#5f7485) and two others. The Viridian Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Falcon – 120° from the complementary Slate Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5f8570 and #855f74.
In a RGB color space, hex #85705f is made of 39% red, 33% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Whiskey Barrel has a hue angle of 26.84°, a saturation of 16.67% and a lightness of 44.71%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #85705f is made of 0% cyan, 8.24% magenta, 14.91% yellow and 47.84% black ink.
| HEX | #85705f |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(133,112,95) |
| RGB Percentage | 39%, 33%, 28% |
| CMYK | 0, 8.24, 14.91, 47.84 |
| HSL | hsl(26.84,16.67%,44.71%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(26.84,28.57%,52.16%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.7615,5.4803,12.5205) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.5326,17.4011,13.2612) |