Gaboon Viper Color

#8c6450

Gaboon Viper 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 #739baf
Complementary Color #50778c
Color Shade: warm red (20° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 43.14% (better contrasting with white)
Gaboon Viper Color Sample
Gaboon Viper Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #8c6450

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Gaboon Viper Color. The Cowgirl Boots 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 saturated alternative called Evolution (#704a3d) for more energetic effect. Try Barite as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#50778c is the best complementary color to Gaboon Viper. 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 #8c6450 complementary color is Smalt Blue, 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 Leather are #8c505a and #8c8250. Thus found on the left and right of #8c6450 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Au Chico and Shadow colors as they work well with Gaboon Viper.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Gaboon Viper palette consists of #505a8c and #508c82 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#50778c). Try Kashmir Blue and Smalt Blue colors in combination with #8c6450, 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 #8c6450 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 Gaboon Viper. Thus Butterfly Bush and Spring Leaves giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Gaboon Viper contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Smalt Blue, Hippie Green, and Affair split by 90° on the color wheel. #8c6450 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. Gaboon Viper tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#50778c) and two others. The Spring Leaves is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cannon Pink – 120° from the complementary Smalt Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #508c64 and #8c5077.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #8c6450 is made of 44% red, 31% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode Gaboon Viper has a hue angle of 20°, a saturation of 27.27% and a lightness of 43.14%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8c6450 is made of 0% cyan, 15.68% magenta, 23.53% yellow and 45.1% black ink.

HEX #8c6450
RGB Decimal rgb(140,100,80)
RGB Percentage 44%, 31%, 25%
CMYK 0, 15.68, 23.53, 45.1
HSL hsl(20,27.27%,43.14%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(20,42.86%,54.9%)
CIE-LAB lab(46.0004,13.4739,17.7269)
XYZ xyz(16.8204,15.269,9.6501)
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