Burlwood 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 | #648e94 |
| Complementary Color | #6a949b |
| Color Shade: | mid red (7.5° 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 Burlwood Color. The Bateau Brown color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Baby Sprout (#a78b81) for more calm effect. Try Earthbound as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#6a949b is the best complementary color to Burlwood. 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 #9b716b complementary color is Gothic, 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 Copper Rose are #9b6a7c and #9b886a. Thus found on the left and right of #9b716b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Strikemaster and Arrowtown colors as they work well with Burlwood.
The split-complementary Burlwood palette consists of #6a7c9b and #6a9b89 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6a949b). Try Lynch and Patina colors in combination with #9b716b, 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 #9b716b 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 Burlwood. Thus Kimberly and Laurel giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Burlwood contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Gothic, Highland, and Trendy Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #9b716b 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. Burlwood tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#6a949b) and two others. The Laurel is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Strikemaster – 120° from the complementary Gothic. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6a9b71 and #9b6a94.
In a RGB color space, hex #9b716b is made of 41% red, 30% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Burlwood has a hue angle of 7.5°, a saturation of 19.35% and a lightness of 51.37%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9b716b is made of 0% cyan, 16.47% magenta, 18.82% yellow and 39.22% black ink.
| HEX | #9b716b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(155,113,107) |
| RGB Percentage | 41%, 30%, 29% |
| CMYK | 0, 16.47, 18.82, 39.22 |
| HSL | hsl(7.5,19.35%,51.37%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(7.5,30.97%,60.78%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.6562,15.729,9.8574) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.0765,19.8404,16.5759) |