Burnished Brandy Color

#8b664e

Burnished Brandy 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 #7499b1
Complementary Color #4e728b
Color Shade: warm red (23.61° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 42.55% (better contrasting with white)
Burnished Brandy Color Sample
Burnished Brandy Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #8b664e

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Burnished Brandy Color. The Weaver's Tool 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 soft alternative called Buffalo Dance (#695645) for more calm effect. Try Santa Fe as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#4e728b is the best complementary color to Burnished Brandy. 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 #8b664e complementary color is Bismark, 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 Shadow are #8b4e54 and #8b844e. Thus found on the left and right of #8b664e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Copper Rust and Shadow colors as they work well with Burnished Brandy.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Burnished Brandy palette consists of #4e548b and #4e8b84 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4e728b). Try East Bay and Smalt Blue colors in combination with #8b664e, 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 #8b664e 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 Burnished Brandy. Thus Butterfly Bush and Como giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Burnished Brandy contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bismark, Hippie Green, and Affair split by 90° on the color wheel. #8b664e 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. Burnished Brandy tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#4e728b) and two others. The Como is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cannon Pink – 120° from the complementary Bismark. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4e8b66 and #8b4e72.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #8b664e is made of 44% red, 32% green and 24% blue. In a HSL mode Burnished Brandy has a hue angle of 23.61°, a saturation of 28.11% and a lightness of 42.55%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8b664e is made of 0% cyan, 14.51% magenta, 23.92% yellow and 45.49% black ink.

HEX #8b664e
RGB Decimal rgb(139,102,78)
RGB Percentage 44%, 32%, 24%
CMYK 0, 14.51, 23.92, 45.49
HSL hsl(23.61,28.11%,42.55%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(23.61,43.88%,54.51%)
CIE-LAB lab(46.3675,11.6336,19.3773)
XYZ xyz(16.774,15.5418,9.3235)
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