Velddrif Color

#a17d61

Velddrif is pale, 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 #5e829e
Complementary Color #6184a1
Color Shade: warm red (26.25° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 50.59% (better contrasting with white)
Velddrif Color Sample
Velddrif Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #a17d61

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Velddrif Color. The Gold Ransom color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Quartersawn Oak (#85695b) for more calm effect. Try Bancroft Village as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#6184a1 is the best complementary color to Velddrif. 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 #a17d61 complementary color is Hoki, 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 Leather are #a16164 and #a19d61. Thus found on the left and right of #a17d61 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Au Chico and Barley Corn colors as they work well with Velddrif.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Velddrif palette consists of #6164a1 and #61a19d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6184a1). Try Scampi and Breaker Bay colors in combination with #a17d61, 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 #a17d61 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 Velddrif. Thus Deluge and Aqua Forest giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Velddrif contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Hoki, Aqua Forest, and Trendy Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #a17d61 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. Velddrif tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#6184a1) and two others. The Aqua Forest is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Strikemaster – 120° from the complementary Hoki. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #61a17d and #a16184.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #a17d61 is made of 42% red, 33% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode Velddrif has a hue angle of 26.25°, a saturation of 25.4% and a lightness of 50.59%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a17d61 is made of 0% cyan, 14.12% magenta, 25.1% yellow and 36.86% black ink.

HEX #a17d61
RGB Decimal rgb(161,125,97)
RGB Percentage 42%, 33%, 25%
CMYK 0, 14.12, 25.1, 36.86
HSL hsl(26.25,25.4%,50.59%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(26.25,39.75%,63.14%)
CIE-LAB lab(55.1828,10.0357,20.6088)
XYZ xyz(24.1892,23.1074,14.4945)
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