Leather Bound 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 | #6e91ad |
| Complementary Color | #517491 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (26.67° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 44.51% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Leather Bound Color. The Chamois Leather 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 saturated alternative called Amberized (#aa8559) for more energetic effect. Try Roman Coin as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#517491 is the best complementary color to Leather Bound. 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 #916e52 complementary color is Kashmir Blue, 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 Leather are #915155 and #918d51. Thus found on the left and right of #916e52 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Au Chico and Barley Corn colors as they work well with Leather Bound.
The split-complementary Leather Bound palette consists of #515591 and #51918d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#517491). Try Butterfly Bush and Smalt Blue colors in combination with #916e52, 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 #916e52 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 Leather Bound. Thus Butterfly Bush and Fruit Salad giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Leather Bound contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Kashmir Blue, Hippie Green, and Trendy Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #916e52 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. Leather Bound tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#517491) 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 #51916e and #915174.
In a RGB color space, hex #916e52 is made of 43% red, 33% green and 24% blue. In a HSL mode Leather Bound has a hue angle of 26.67°, a saturation of 27.75% and a lightness of 44.51%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #916e52 is made of 0% cyan, 13.72% magenta, 24.7% yellow and 43.14% black ink.
| HEX | #916e52 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(145,110,82) |
| RGB Percentage | 43%, 33%, 24% |
| CMYK | 0, 13.72, 24.7, 43.14 |
| HSL | hsl(26.67,27.75%,44.51%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(26.67,43.45%,56.86%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.2292,10.0398,20.9679) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.776,17.7808,10.4251) |