Whisky Barrel 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 | #698ba4 |
| Complementary Color | #5a7d96 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (25.42° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 47.25% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Whisky Barrel Color. The Utaupeia color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Clove Brown (#766051) for more calm effect. Try Ammonite Fossil as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#5a7d96 is the best complementary color to Whisky Barrel. 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 #96745b complementary color is Horizon, 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 #965a5f and #96915a. Thus found on the left and right of #96745b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Au Chico and Barley Corn colors as they work well with Whisky Barrel.
The split-complementary Whisky Barrel palette consists of #5a5f96 and #5a9691 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5a7d96). Try Waikawa Gray and Patina colors in combination with #96745b, 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 #96745b 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 Whisky Barrel. Thus Deluge and Aqua Forest giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Whisky Barrel contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Horizon, Highland, and Trendy Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #96745b 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. Whisky Barrel tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#5a7d96) and two others. The Aqua Forest is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Strikemaster – 120° from the complementary Horizon. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5a9673 and #965a7d.
In a RGB color space, hex #96745b is made of 42% red, 32% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode Whisky Barrel has a hue angle of 25.42°, a saturation of 24.48% and a lightness of 47.25%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #96745b is made of 0% cyan, 13.33% magenta, 23.13% yellow and 41.18% black ink.
| HEX | #96745b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(150,116,91) |
| RGB Percentage | 42%, 32%, 25% |
| CMYK | 0, 13.33, 23.13, 41.18 |
| HSL | hsl(25.42,24.48%,47.25%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(25.42,39.33%,58.82%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.5307,9.7995,18.934) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.7114,19.7301,12.6142) |