Americano 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 | #788a91 |
| Complementary Color | #6e8087 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (16.8° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 48.04% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Americano Color. The Stucco 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 Rocky Mountain (#a9867d) for more energetic effect. Try Tanglewood as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#6e8087 is the best complementary color to Americano. 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 #87756e complementary color is Rolling Stone, 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 Americano are #876e73 and #87816e. Thus found on the left and right of #87756e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Spicy Pink and Olive Haze colors as they work well with Americano.
The split-complementary Americano palette consists of #6e7387 and #6e8781 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6e8087). Try Storm Gray and Blue Smoke colors in combination with #87756e, 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 #87756e offers a combination of mid blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Americano. Thus Topaz and Xanadu giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Americano contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Rolling Stone, Camouflage Green, and Mobster split by 90° on the color wheel. #87756e 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. Americano tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#6e8087) and two others. The Xanadu is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Old Lavender – 120° from the complementary Rolling Stone. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6e8775 and #876e80.
In a RGB color space, hex #87756e is made of 37% red, 32% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Americano has a hue angle of 16.8°, a saturation of 10.2% and a lightness of 48.04%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #87756e is made of 0% cyan, 7.06% magenta, 9.8% yellow and 47.06% black ink.
| HEX | #87756e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(135,117,110) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 32%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 7.06, 9.8, 47.06 |
| HSL | hsl(16.8,10.2%,48.04%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(16.8,18.52%,52.94%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.6863,5.7687,6.4256) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.1674,18.9993,17.4088) |