Indochine Color

#9c5b34

Indochine is soft, 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 #63a4cb
Complementary Color #33749c
Color Shade: warm red (22.5° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 40.78% (better contrasting with white)
Indochine Color Sample
Indochine Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #9c5b34

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Indochine Color. The Olive Niçoise color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Deep Orange-coloured Brown (#864735) for more calm effect. Try Determined Orange as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#33749c is the best complementary color to Indochine. 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 #9c5b34 complementary color is Astral, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Mule Fawn are #9c3341 and #9c8f33. Thus found on the left and right of #9c5b34 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Stiletto and Sycamore colors as they work well with Indochine.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Indochine palette consists of #33409c and #339c8f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#33749c). Try Sapphire and Lochinvar colors in combination with #9c5b34, 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 #9c5b34 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 Indochine. Thus Gigas and Sea Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Indochine contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Astral, Apple, and Vivid Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #9c5b34 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta 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. Indochine tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#33749c) and two others. The Sea Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Royal Heath – 120° from the complementary Astral. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #339c5a and #9c3374.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #9c5b34 is made of 52% red, 30% green and 17% blue. In a HSL mode Indochine has a hue angle of 22.5°, a saturation of 50% and a lightness of 40.78%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9c5b34 is made of 0% cyan, 25.49% magenta, 40.79% yellow and 38.82% black ink.

HEX #9c5b34
RGB Decimal rgb(156,91,52)
RGB Percentage 52%, 30%, 17%
CMYK 0, 25.49, 40.79, 38.82
HSL hsl(22.5,50%,40.78%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(22.5,66.67%,61.18%)
CIE-LAB lab(45.3563,23.0432,33.4453)
XYZ xyz(18.0712,14.798,5.1527)
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