Brickhouse Color

#864a36

Brickhouse 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 #79b5c9
Complementary Color #367286
Color Shade: mid red (15° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 36.86% (better contrasting with white)
Brickhouse Color Sample
Brickhouse Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #864a36

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Brickhouse Color. The Gladiator Leather 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 Desert Soil (#a15f3b) for more energetic effect. Try Spiced Up as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#367286 is the best complementary color to Brickhouse. Mid cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #864a36 complementary color is Ming, 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 Potters Clay are #863649 and #867236. Thus found on the left and right of #864a36 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Solid Pink and Pesto colors as they work well with Brickhouse.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Brickhouse palette consists of #364986 and #368672 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#367286). Try Chambray and Paradiso colors in combination with #864a36, 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 #864a36 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 Brickhouse. Thus Minsk and Goblin giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Brickhouse contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Ming, Apple, and Eminence split by 90° on the color wheel. #864a36 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, mid cyan and violet 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. Brickhouse tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#367286) and two others. The Goblin is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Plum – 120° from the complementary Ming. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #36864a and #863671.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #864a36 is made of 51% red, 28% green and 21% blue. In a HSL mode Brickhouse has a hue angle of 15°, a saturation of 42.55% and a lightness of 36.86%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #864a36 is made of 0% cyan, 23.53% magenta, 31.37% yellow and 47.45% black ink.

HEX #864a36
RGB Decimal rgb(134,74,54)
RGB Percentage 51%, 28%, 21%
CMYK 0, 23.53, 31.37, 47.45
HSL hsl(15,42.55%,36.86%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(15,59.7%,52.55%)
CIE-LAB lab(38.256,23.3968,22.978)
XYZ xyz(12.9461,10.2322,4.7827)
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