Brick Hearth is pale, 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 | #6a9ea6 |
| Complementary Color | #598c95 |
| Color Shade: | mid red (8° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 46.67% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Brick Hearth Color. The Vin Cuit color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Fired Clay (#884444) for more energetic effect. Try Cochineal Red as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#598c95 is the best complementary color to Brick Hearth. 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 #956159 complementary color is Smalt Blue, 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 Au Chico are #95596e and #957f59. Thus found on the left and right of #956159 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Au Chico and Leather colors as they work well with Brick Hearth.
The split-complementary Brick Hearth palette consists of #596f95 and #59957f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#598c95). Try Waikawa Gray and Patina colors in combination with #956159, 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 #956159 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 Brick Hearth. Thus Scampi and Spring Leaves giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Brick Hearth contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Smalt Blue, Asparagus, and Trendy Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #956159 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. Brick Hearth tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#598c95) 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 #599561 and #95598d.
In a RGB color space, hex #956159 is made of 44% red, 29% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Brick Hearth has a hue angle of 8°, a saturation of 25.21% and a lightness of 46.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #956159 is made of 0% cyan, 20.39% magenta, 23.53% yellow and 41.57% black ink.
| HEX | #956159 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(149,97,89) |
| RGB Percentage | 44%, 29%, 27% |
| CMYK | 0, 20.39, 23.53, 41.57 |
| HSL | hsl(8,25.21%,46.67%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(8,40.27%,58.43%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.5255,20.115,13.2631) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.4723,15.6602,11.5003) |