Pipe 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 | #7a8e9a |
| Complementary Color | #657985 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (22.5° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 45.88% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Pipe 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 Manor House (#665d57) for more calm effect. Try Light Mahogany as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#657985 is the best complementary color to Pipe. 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 #857165 complementary color is Pale Sky, 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 Sand Dune are #856569 and #858165. Thus found on the left and right of #857165 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Falcon and Clay Creek colors as they work well with Pipe.
The split-complementary Pipe palette consists of #656985 and #658581 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#657985). Try Storm Gray and Juniper colors in combination with #857165, 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 #857165 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 Pipe. Thus Rum and Viridian Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Pipe contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pale Sky, Glade Green, and Rum split by 90° on the color wheel. #857165 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. Pipe tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#657985) and two others. The Viridian Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Falcon – 120° from the complementary Pale Sky. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #658571 and #856579.
In a RGB color space, hex #857165 is made of 38% red, 33% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Pipe has a hue angle of 22.5°, a saturation of 13.68% and a lightness of 45.88%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #857165 is made of 0% cyan, 7.85% magenta, 12.55% yellow and 47.84% black ink.
| HEX | #857165 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(133,113,101) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 33%, 29% |
| CMYK | 0, 7.85, 12.55, 47.84 |
| HSL | hsl(22.5,13.68%,45.88%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(22.5,24.06%,52.16%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.1748,5.8171,9.5597) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.927,17.7364,14.7905) |