Barcelona Brown is calm, 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 | #6d95b9 |
| Complementary Color | #466d92 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (28.42° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 42.35% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Barcelona Brown Color. The Hamster Fur 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 Wild Stallion (#7c5644) for more calm effect. Try Cumin as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#466d92 is the best complementary color to Barcelona Brown. 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 #926a46 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 Cape Palliser are #924648 and #929046. Thus found on the left and right of #926a46 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Copper Rust and Sycamore colors as they work well with Barcelona Brown.
The split-complementary Barcelona Brown palette consists of #464792 and #469290 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#466d92). Try Victoria and Wedgewood colors in combination with #926a46, 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 #926a46 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 Barcelona Brown. Thus Affair and Viridian giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Barcelona Brown contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Kashmir Blue, Fruit Salad, and Affair split by 90° on the color wheel. #926a46 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. Barcelona Brown tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#466d92) and two others. The Viridian 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 #46926a and #92466d.
In a RGB color space, hex #926a46 is made of 45% red, 33% green and 22% blue. In a HSL mode Barcelona Brown has a hue angle of 28.42°, a saturation of 35.19% and a lightness of 42.35%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #926a46 is made of 0% cyan, 15.68% magenta, 29.8% yellow and 42.75% black ink.
| HEX | #926a46 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(146,106,70) |
| RGB Percentage | 45%, 33%, 22% |
| CMYK | 0, 15.68, 29.8, 42.75 |
| HSL | hsl(28.42,35.19%,42.35%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(28.42,52.05%,57.25%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.0847,11.5072,26.3963) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.1136,16.8613,8.0942) |