Baton 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 | #7990a5 |
| Complementary Color | #597186 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (28.64° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 43.92% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Baton Color. The Great Frontier color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Mud (#70543e) for more energetic effect. Try Curio Brown as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#597186 is the best complementary color to Baton. 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 #866f5a complementary color is Blue Bayoux, 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 Domino are #86595a and #868459. Thus found on the left and right of #866f5a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Au Chico and Clay Creek colors as they work well with Baton.
The split-complementary Baton palette consists of #595a86 and #598684 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#597186). Try Comet and Cutty Sark colors in combination with #866f5a, 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 #866f5a 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 Baton. Thus Rum and Spring Leaves giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Baton contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Blue Bayoux, Glade Green, and Trendy Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #866f5a 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. Baton tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#597186) and two others. The Spring Leaves is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Falcon – 120° from the complementary Blue Bayoux. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #59866f and #865970.
In a RGB color space, hex #866f5a is made of 40% red, 33% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Baton has a hue angle of 28.64°, a saturation of 19.64% and a lightness of 43.92%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #866f5a is made of 0% cyan, 9.02% magenta, 17.26% yellow and 47.45% black ink.
| HEX | #866f5a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(134,111,90) |
| RGB Percentage | 40%, 33%, 27% |
| CMYK | 0, 9.02, 17.26, 47.45 |
| HSL | hsl(28.64,19.64%,43.92%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(28.64,32.84%,52.55%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.4803,5.7631,15.0895) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.3614,17.1754,12.073) |