Goulash Color

#8d6449

Goulash 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 #729bb6
Complementary Color #49718d
Color Shade: warm red (23.82° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 41.96% (better contrasting with white)
Goulash Color Sample
Goulash Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #8d6449

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Goulash Color. The Coffee Liqueur 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 soft alternative called Ginger Pie (#9a7d61) for more calm effect. Try Moroccan Henna as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#49718d is the best complementary color to Goulash. 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 #8d6449 complementary color is Kashmir 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 Spicy Mix are #8d4950 and #8d8649. Thus found on the left and right of #8d6449 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Copper Rust and Shadow colors as they work well with Goulash.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Goulash palette consists of #494f8d and #498d85 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#49718d). Try East Bay and Smalt Blue colors in combination with #8d6449, 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 #8d6449 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 Goulash. Thus Butterfly Bush and Fruit Salad giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Goulash contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Kashmir Blue, Hippie Green, and Affair split by 90° on the color wheel. #8d6449 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. Goulash tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#49718d) and two others. The Fruit Salad is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cannon Pink – 120° from the complementary Kashmir Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #498d64 and #8d4971.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #8d6449 is made of 45% red, 32% green and 23% blue. In a HSL mode Goulash has a hue angle of 23.82°, a saturation of 31.78% and a lightness of 41.96%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8d6449 is made of 0% cyan, 16.07% magenta, 26.66% yellow and 44.71% black ink.

HEX #8d6449
RGB Decimal rgb(141,100,73)
RGB Percentage 45%, 32%, 23%
CMYK 0, 16.07, 26.66, 44.71
HSL hsl(23.82,31.78%,41.96%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(23.82,48.23%,55.29%)
CIE-LAB lab(45.9857,13.1135,21.8467)
XYZ xyz(16.7443,15.2581,8.3659)
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