Homestead Red is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green
| Inverse Color | #679191 |
| Complementary Color | #6e9797 |
| Color Shade: | mid red (0° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 51.37% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Homestead Red Color. The Bateau Brown 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 Blackberry Mocha (#a58885) for more calm effect. Try Rosaline Pearl as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#6e9797 is the best complementary color to Homestead Red. Warm cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #986e6e complementary color is Juniper, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Copper Rose are #976e83 and #97836e. Thus found on the left and right of #986e6e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mountbatten Pink and Arrowtown colors as they work well with Homestead Red.
The split-complementary Homestead Red palette consists of #6e8297 and #6e9783 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6e9797). Try Lynch and Oxley colors in combination with #986e6e, 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 #986e6e 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 Homestead Red. Thus Kimberly and Laurel giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Homestead Red contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Juniper, Battleship Gray, and Rum split by 90° on the color wheel. #986e6e square combo is a palette of mid red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Homestead Red tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#6e9797) and two others. The Laurel is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Strikemaster – 120° from the complementary Juniper. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6e976e and #976e97.
In a RGB color space, hex #986e6e is made of 41% red, 30% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Homestead Red has a hue angle of 0°, a saturation of 16.94% and a lightness of 51.37%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #986e6e is made of 0% cyan, 16.47% magenta, 16.47% yellow and 40.39% black ink.
| HEX | #986e6e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(152,110,110) |
| RGB Percentage | 41%, 30%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 16.47, 16.47, 40.39 |
| HSL | hsl(0,16.94%,51.37%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(0,27.63%,59.61%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.6322,16.6827,6.5894) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.3393,18.953,17.2855) |