Ruskie Color

#866c5e

Ruskie 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 #7993a1
Complementary Color #5e7886
Color Shade: warm red (21° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 44.71% (better contrasting with white)
Ruskie Color Sample
Ruskie Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #866c5e

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Ruskie Color. The Ancient Pottery 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 soft alternative called Almond Frost (#9a8678) for more calm effect. Try Bigfoot as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#5e7886 is the best complementary color to Ruskie. 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 #866c5e complementary color is Lynch, 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 Cement are #865e64 and #86805e. Thus found on the left and right of #866c5e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Falcon and Clay Creek colors as they work well with Ruskie.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Ruskie palette consists of #5e6386 and #5e8680 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5e7886). Try Comet and Viridian Green colors in combination with #866c5e, 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 #866c5e 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 Ruskie. Thus Rum and Spring Leaves giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Ruskie contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Lynch, Glade Green, and Trendy Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #866c5e 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. Ruskie tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#5e7886) and two others. The Spring Leaves is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Falcon – 120° from the complementary Lynch. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5e866c and #865e78.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #866c5e is made of 40% red, 32% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Ruskie has a hue angle of 21°, a saturation of 17.54% and a lightness of 44.71%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #866c5e is made of 0% cyan, 10.2% magenta, 15.69% yellow and 47.45% black ink.

HEX #866c5e
RGB Decimal rgb(134,108,94)
RGB Percentage 40%, 32%, 28%
CMYK 0, 10.2, 15.69, 47.45
HSL hsl(21,17.54%,44.71%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(21,29.85%,52.55%)
CIE-LAB lab(47.7541,8.0905,11.7253)
XYZ xyz(17.2145,16.6016,12.8868)
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