Brickwork Red Color

#986971

Brickwork Red is pale, warm-toned shade of cool red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green

Inverse Color #67968e
Complementary Color #69988f
Color Shade: cool red (349.79° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 50.39% (better contrasting with white)
Brickwork Red Color Sample
Brickwork Red Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #986971

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Brickwork Red Color. The Czarina color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Ordain (#998188) for more calm effect. Try Wine Not as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#69988f is the best complementary color to Brickwork Red. Warm cyan shades generally complement the cool red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #986971 complementary color is Patina, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Copper Rose are #986988 and #987869. Thus found on the left and right of #986971 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Strikemaster and Cement colors as they work well with Brickwork Red.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Brickwork Red palette consists of #698898 and #699878 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#69988f). Try Lynch and Viridian Green colors in combination with #986971, 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 #986971 offers a combination of cool blue and warm green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Brickwork Red. Thus Lynch and Highland giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Brickwork Red contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Patina, Avocado, and Kimberly split by 90° on the color wheel. #986971 square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue 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. Brickwork Red tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#69988f) and two others. The Highland is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Trendy Pink – 120° from the complementary Patina. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #719869 and #8f6998.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #986971 is made of 41% red, 28% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Brickwork Red has a hue angle of 349.79°, a saturation of 18.58% and a lightness of 50.39%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #986971 is made of 0% cyan, 18.43% magenta, 15.3% yellow and 40.39% black ink.

HEX #986971
RGB Decimal rgb(152,105,113)
RGB Percentage 41%, 28%, 31%
CMYK 0, 18.43, 15.3, 40.39
HSL hsl(349.79,18.58%,50.39%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(349.79,30.92%,59.61%)
CIE-LAB lab(49.4607,20.0226,3.1265)
XYZ xyz(20.9811,17.9708,17.9857)
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