Bravado Red Color

#a0524e

Bravado Red is calm, 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 #5fadb1
Complementary Color #4e9ba0
Color Shade: mid red (2.93° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 46.67% (better contrasting with white)
Bravado Red Color Sample
Bravado Red Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #a0524e

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Bravado Red Color. The Cocobolo 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 Copper Penny (#ad6f69) for more calm effect. Try Vandyck Brown as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#4e9ba0 is the best complementary color to Bravado Red. 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 #a0524e complementary color is Hippie Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Copper Rust are #a04e72 and #a07b4e. Thus found on the left and right of #a0524e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cadillac and Driftwood colors as they work well with Bravado Red.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Bravado Red palette consists of #4e72a0 and #4ea07b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4e9ba0). Try Wedgewood and Aqua Forest colors in combination with #a0524e, 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 #a0524e 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 Bravado Red. Thus Butterfly Bush and Fruit Salad giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Bravado Red contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Hippie Blue, Asparagus, and Affair split by 90° on the color wheel. #a0524e square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet 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. Bravado Red tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#4e9ba0) and two others. The Fruit Salad is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tapestry – 120° from the complementary Hippie Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4ea052 and #a04e9b.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #a0524e is made of 50% red, 26% green and 24% blue. In a HSL mode Bravado Red has a hue angle of 2.93°, a saturation of 34.45% and a lightness of 46.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a0524e is made of 0% cyan, 30.59% magenta, 32.16% yellow and 37.25% black ink.

HEX #a0524e
RGB Decimal rgb(160,82,78)
RGB Percentage 50%, 26%, 24%
CMYK 0, 30.59, 32.16, 37.25
HSL hsl(2.93,34.45%,46.67%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(2.93,51.25%,62.75%)
CIE-LAB lab(44.3163,31.8023,17.113)
XYZ xyz(18.8896,14.0582,8.9256)
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