Boston Brick is pale, 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 | #78abb1 |
| Complementary Color | #4e8187 |
| Color Shade: | mid red (6.32° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 41.76% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Boston Brick Color. The Plum Sauce color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Reddened Earth (#9c6e63) for more calm effect. Try Sanguine Brown as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#4e8187 is the best complementary color to Boston Brick. 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 #87544e complementary color is Smalt Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Roman Coffee are #874e64 and #87704e. Thus found on the left and right of #87544e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cannon Pink and Shadow colors as they work well with Boston Brick.
The split-complementary Boston Brick palette consists of #4e6487 and #4e8770 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4e8187). Try Blue Bayoux and Como colors in combination with #87544e, 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 #87544e 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 Boston Brick. Thus East Bay and Hippie Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Boston Brick contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Smalt Blue, Hippie Green, and Affair split by 90° on the color wheel. #87544e square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Boston Brick tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#4e8187) and two others. The Hippie Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Strikemaster – 120° from the complementary Smalt Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4e8754 and #874e80.
In a RGB color space, hex #87544e is made of 45% red, 28% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Boston Brick has a hue angle of 6.32°, a saturation of 26.76% and a lightness of 41.76%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #87544e is made of 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 22.35% yellow and 47.06% black ink.
| HEX | #87544e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(135,84,78) |
| RGB Percentage | 45%, 28%, 26% |
| CMYK | 0, 20, 22.35, 47.06 |
| HSL | hsl(6.32,26.76%,41.76%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(6.32,42.22%,52.94%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.2822,20.4872,12.4034) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.5371,12.0416,8.7658) |