Neutral Valley 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 | #7496b2 |
| Complementary Color | #4c6e8b |
| Color Shade: | warm red (27.1° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 42.35% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Neutral Valley Color. The Brevity Brown color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Dwarf Pony (#af7b57) for more energetic effect. Try Caramelized Walnut as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#4c6e8b is the best complementary color to Neutral Valley. 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 #8b694d complementary color is Bismark, 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 Shadow are #8b4c4f and #8b874c. Thus found on the left and right of #8b694d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Copper Rust and Shadow colors as they work well with Neutral Valley.
The split-complementary Neutral Valley palette consists of #4c4f8b and #4c8b88 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4c6e8b). Try East Bay and Smalt Blue colors in combination with #8b694d, 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 #8b694d 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 Neutral Valley. Thus Affair and Viridian giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Neutral Valley contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bismark, Hippie Green, and Affair split by 90° on the color wheel. #8b694d 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. Neutral Valley tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#4c6e8b) and two others. The Viridian 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 #4c8b68 and #8b4c6e.
In a RGB color space, hex #8b694d is made of 43% red, 33% green and 24% blue. In a HSL mode Neutral Valley has a hue angle of 27.1°, a saturation of 28.7% and a lightness of 42.35%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8b694d is made of 0% cyan, 13.33% magenta, 24.31% yellow and 45.49% black ink.
| HEX | #8b694d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(139,105,77) |
| RGB Percentage | 43%, 33%, 24% |
| CMYK | 0, 13.33, 24.31, 45.49 |
| HSL | hsl(27.1,28.7%,42.35%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(27.1,44.6%,54.51%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.1419,9.7626,20.9887) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.0386,16.1279,9.2362) |