Bijou Red Color

#a33d3b

Bijou Red 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 #5cc2c4
Complementary Color #3ba0a3
Color Shade: mid red (1.15° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 43.53% (better contrasting with white)
Bijou Red Color Sample
Bijou Red Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #a33d3b

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Bijou Red Color. The Aged Teak color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Ducal (#763d35) for more calm effect. Try Mecca Orange as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#3ba0a3 is the best complementary color to Bijou 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 #a33d3b complementary color is Keppel, 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 Stiletto are #a33b6d and #a3713b. Thus found on the left and right of #a33d3b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Rouge and Cape Palliser colors as they work well with Bijou Red.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Bijou Red palette consists of #3b6ca3 and #3ba371 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3ba0a3). Try San Marino and Ocean Green colors in combination with #a33d3b, 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 #a33d3b 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 Bijou Red. Thus Gigas and Apple giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Bijou Red contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Keppel, Sushi, and Royal Purple split by 90° on the color wheel. #a33d3b 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. Bijou Red tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#3ba0a3) and two others. The Apple is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Medium Red Violet – 120° from the complementary Keppel. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3ba33d and #a33ba0.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #a33d3b is made of 58% red, 22% green and 21% blue. In a HSL mode Bijou Red has a hue angle of 1.15°, a saturation of 46.85% and a lightness of 43.53%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a33d3b is made of 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 40.78% yellow and 36.08% black ink.

HEX #a33d3b
RGB Decimal rgb(163,61,59)
RGB Percentage 58%, 22%, 21%
CMYK 0, 40, 40.78, 36.08
HSL hsl(1.15,46.85%,43.53%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(1.15,63.8%,63.92%)
CIE-LAB lab(40.3115,42.0639,23.5167)
XYZ xyz(17.5624,11.4398,5.4201)
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