Belgian Sweet Color

#8d7560

Belgian Sweet 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 #728a9f
Complementary Color #60788d
Color Shade: warm red (28° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 46.47% (better contrasting with white)
Belgian Sweet Color Sample
Belgian Sweet Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #8d7560

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Belgian Sweet Color. The Maple Brown Sugar color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Grouchy Badger (#6f675c) for more calm effect. Try Pioneer Village as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#60788d is the best complementary color to Belgian Sweet. 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 #8d7560 complementary color is Lynch, 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 Cement are #8d6061 and #8d8b60. Thus found on the left and right of #8d7560 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Copper Rose and Clay Creek colors as they work well with Belgian Sweet.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Belgian Sweet palette consists of #60618d and #608d8b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#60788d). Try Kimberly and Patina colors in combination with #8d7560, 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 #8d7560 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 Belgian Sweet. Thus Rum and Viridian Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Belgian Sweet contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Lynch, Glade Green, and Trendy Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #8d7560 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. Belgian Sweet tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#60788d) and two others. The Viridian Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Strikemaster – 120° from the complementary Lynch. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #608d75 and #8d6078.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #8d7560 is made of 40% red, 33% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Belgian Sweet has a hue angle of 28°, a saturation of 18.99% and a lightness of 46.47%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8d7560 is made of 0% cyan, 9.41% magenta, 17.64% yellow and 44.71% black ink.

HEX #8d7560
RGB Decimal rgb(141,117,96)
RGB Percentage 40%, 33%, 27%
CMYK 0, 9.41, 17.64, 44.71
HSL hsl(28,18.99%,46.47%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(28,31.91%,55.29%)
CIE-LAB lab(50.955,6.0804,15.0927)
XYZ xyz(19.4571,19.2298,13.7526)
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