Boxcar Color

#873d30

Boxcar is soft, 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 #78c2cf
Complementary Color #307987
Color Shade: mid red (8.97° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 35.88% (better contrasting with white)
Boxcar Color Sample
Boxcar Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #873d30

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Boxcar Color. The Red Terra color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Bombay Brown (#9f5130) for more energetic effect. Try Persimmon Varnish as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#307987 is the best complementary color to Boxcar. Mid cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #873d30 complementary color is Paradiso, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of El Salva are #87304e and #876830. Thus found on the left and right of #873d30 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Camelot and Pesto colors as they work well with Boxcar.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Boxcar palette consists of #304e87 and #308768 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#307987). Try Chambray and Sea Green colors in combination with #873d30, 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 #873d30 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 Boxcar. Thus Minsk and Sea Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Boxcar contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Paradiso, Apple, and Eminence split by 90° on the color wheel. #873d30 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow 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. Boxcar tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#307987) and two others. The Sea Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Plum – 120° from the complementary Paradiso. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #30873c and #873079.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #873d30 is made of 55% red, 25% green and 20% blue. In a HSL mode Boxcar has a hue angle of 8.97°, a saturation of 47.54% and a lightness of 35.88%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #873d30 is made of 0% cyan, 29.02% magenta, 34.12% yellow and 47.06% black ink.

HEX #873d30
RGB Decimal rgb(135,61,48)
RGB Percentage 55%, 25%, 20%
CMYK 0, 29.02, 34.12, 47.06
HSL hsl(8.97,47.54%,35.88%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(8.97,64.44%,52.94%)
CIE-LAB lab(35.4037,30.6092,23.0782)
XYZ xyz(12.1939,8.7018,3.8332)
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