Buffalo Soldier 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 | #6a8793 |
| Complementary Color | #6b8895 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (17.56° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 50.39% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Buffalo Soldier Color. The Choco Loco color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Cheyenne Rock (#9f918a) for more calm effect. Try Warm Taupe as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#6b8895 is the best complementary color to Buffalo Soldier. 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 #95786c complementary color is Slate Gray, 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 Almond Frost are #956b74 and #958c6b. Thus found on the left and right of #95786c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bazaar and Arrowtown colors as they work well with Buffalo Soldier.
The split-complementary Buffalo Soldier palette consists of #6b7495 and #6b958c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6b8895). Try Lynch and Juniper colors in combination with #95786c, 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 #95786c 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 Buffalo Soldier. Thus Rum and Viridian Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Buffalo Soldier contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Slate Gray, Highland, and Trendy Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #95786c 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. Buffalo Soldier tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#6b8895) and two others. The Viridian Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Strikemaster – 120° from the complementary Slate Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6b9578 and #956b88.
In a RGB color space, hex #95786c is made of 40% red, 32% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Buffalo Soldier has a hue angle of 17.56°, a saturation of 16.21% and a lightness of 50.39%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #95786c is made of 0% cyan, 11.37% magenta, 16.08% yellow and 41.57% black ink.
| HEX | #95786c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(149,120,108) |
| RGB Percentage | 40%, 32%, 29% |
| CMYK | 0, 11.37, 16.08, 41.57 |
| HSL | hsl(17.56,16.21%,50.39%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(17.56,27.52%,58.43%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.8456,9.3964,10.852) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.8177,20.9052,17.0726) |