Brushwood is calm, 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 | #73a6c6 |
| Complementary Color | #386b8c |
| Color Shade: | warm red (23.13° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 38.63% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Brushwood Color. The Castellina 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 soft alternative called Chewy Caramel (#977043) for more calm effect. Try Renwick Golden Oak as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#386b8c is the best complementary color to Brushwood. 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 #8c5939 complementary color is Calypso, 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 Potters Clay are #8c3842 and #8c8238. Thus found on the left and right of #8c5939 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Solid Pink and Sycamore colors as they work well with Brushwood.
The split-complementary Brushwood palette consists of #38428c and #388c82 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#386b8c). Try Chambray and Paradiso colors in combination with #8c5939, 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 #8c5939 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 Brushwood. Thus Gigas and Sea Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Brushwood contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Calypso, Apple, and Vivid Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #8c5939 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. Brushwood tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#386b8c) and two others. The Sea Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Vin Rouge – 120° from the complementary Calypso. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #388c59 and #8c386b.
In a RGB color space, hex #8c5939 is made of 49% red, 31% green and 20% blue. In a HSL mode Brushwood has a hue angle of 23.13°, a saturation of 42.13% and a lightness of 38.63%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8c5939 is made of 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 32.55% yellow and 45.1% black ink.
| HEX | #8c5939 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(140,89,57) |
| RGB Percentage | 49%, 31%, 20% |
| CMYK | 0, 20, 32.55, 45.1 |
| HSL | hsl(23.13,42.13%,38.63%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(23.13,59.29%,54.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.7868,17.5653,27.0417) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.1261,13.0156,5.5859) |