Burnt Earth is soft, 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 | #62bace |
| Complementary Color | #30889d |
| Color Shade: | mid red (11.11° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 40.39% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Burnt Earth Color. The Deep Fire color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Bull Shot (#75442b) for more calm effect. Try Tartare as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#30889d is the best complementary color to Burnt Earth. 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 #9d4531 complementary color is Astral, 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 Stiletto are #9d3053 and #9d7b30. Thus found on the left and right of #9d4531 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Night Shadz and Luxor Gold colors as they work well with Burnt Earth.
The split-complementary Burnt Earth palette consists of #30529d and #309d7b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#30889d). Try Sapphire and Lochinvar colors in combination with #9d4531, 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 #9d4531 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 Burnt Earth. Thus Daisy Bush and Sea Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Burnt Earth contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Astral, Apple, and Vivid Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #9d4531 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. Burnt Earth tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#30889d) 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 #309d45 and #9d3089.
In a RGB color space, hex #9d4531 is made of 57% red, 25% green and 18% blue. In a HSL mode Burnt Earth has a hue angle of 11.11°, a saturation of 52.43% and a lightness of 40.39%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9d4531 is made of 0% cyan, 34.51% magenta, 42.35% yellow and 38.43% black ink.
| HEX | #9d4531 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(157,69,49) |
| RGB Percentage | 57%, 25%, 18% |
| CMYK | 0, 34.51, 42.35, 38.43 |
| HSL | hsl(11.11,52.43%,40.39%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(11.11,68.79%,61.57%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.648,35.2411,29.6697) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.5871,11.6461,4.2794) |