Badlands Sunset Color

#936a5b

Badlands Sunset 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 #6c95a4
Complementary Color #5a8393
Color Shade: warm red (16.07° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 46.67% (better contrasting with white)
Badlands Sunset Color Sample
Badlands Sunset Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #936a5b

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Badlands Sunset Color. The Poppy Pods 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 Wood Lake (#a08475) for more calm effect. Try Terrace Brown as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#5a8393 is the best complementary color to Badlands Sunset. 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 #936a5b complementary color is Smalt 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 Beaver are #935a67 and #93865a. Thus found on the left and right of #936a5b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Au Chico and Clay Creek colors as they work well with Badlands Sunset.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Badlands Sunset palette consists of #5a6793 and #5a9386 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5a8393). Try Waikawa Gray and Patina colors in combination with #936a5b, 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 #936a5b 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 Badlands Sunset. Thus Scampi and Spring Leaves giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Badlands Sunset contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Smalt Blue, Highland, and Trendy Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #936a5b 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. Badlands Sunset tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#5a8393) and two others. The Spring Leaves is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Strikemaster – 120° from the complementary Smalt Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5a936a and #935a83.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #936a5b is made of 43% red, 31% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Badlands Sunset has a hue angle of 16.07°, a saturation of 23.53% and a lightness of 46.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #936a5b is made of 0% cyan, 16.08% magenta, 21.96% yellow and 42.35% black ink.

HEX #936a5b
RGB Decimal rgb(147,106,91)
RGB Percentage 43%, 31%, 26%
CMYK 0, 16.08, 21.96, 42.35
HSL hsl(16.07,23.53%,46.67%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(16.07,38.1%,57.65%)
CIE-LAB lab(48.594,14.3152,14.8842)
XYZ xyz(19.075,17.2664,12.2249)
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