Gatsby Brick is soft, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, violet or mid green
| Inverse Color | #71c4d0 |
| Complementary Color | #2f828e |
| Color Shade: | mid red (7.58° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 37.06% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Gatsby Brick Color. The Hearty Orange color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Pico Earth (#ab5236) for more energetic effect. Try Alfajor Brown as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#2f828e is the best complementary color to Gatsby Brick. Mid cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #8e3b2f complementary color is Calypso, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of El Salva are #8e2f52 and #8e6a2f. Thus found on the left and right of #8e3b2f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Camelot and Potters Clay colors as they work well with Gatsby Brick.
The split-complementary Gatsby Brick palette consists of #2f528e and #2f8e6a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#2f828e). Try Chambray and Sea Green colors in combination with #8e3b2f, 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 #8e3b2f offers a combination of mid blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Gatsby Brick. Thus Minsk and Sea Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Gatsby Brick contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Calypso, Apple, and Eminence split by 90° on the color wheel. #8e3b2f square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Gatsby Brick tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#2f828e) and two others. The Sea Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Plum – 120° from the complementary Calypso. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #2f8e3b and #8e2f81.
In a RGB color space, hex #8e3b2f is made of 57% red, 24% green and 19% blue. In a HSL mode Gatsby Brick has a hue angle of 7.58°, a saturation of 50.26% and a lightness of 37.06%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8e3b2f is made of 0% cyan, 32.55% magenta, 37.26% yellow and 44.31% black ink.
| HEX | #8e3b2f |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(142,59,47) |
| RGB Percentage | 57%, 24%, 19% |
| CMYK | 0, 32.55, 37.26, 44.31 |
| HSL | hsl(7.58,50.26%,37.06%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(7.58,66.9%,55.69%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.1454,34.3765,24.8623) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.2324,9.0839,3.7453) |