Mudbrick Color

#a46960

Mudbrick is pale, 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 #5b969f
Complementary Color #609aa3
Color Shade: mid red (7.94° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 50.98% (better contrasting with white)
Mudbrick Color Sample
Mudbrick Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #a46960

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Mudbrick Color. The Jupiter Brown 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 saturated alternative called Lotus (#8b504b) for more energetic effect. Try Brandy Rose as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#609aa3 is the best complementary color to Mudbrick. 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 #a46960 complementary color is Breaker Bay, 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 Coral Tree are #a36078 and #a38b60. Thus found on the left and right of #a46960 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Coral Tree and Barley Corn colors as they work well with Mudbrick.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Mudbrick palette consists of #6079a3 and #60a38b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#609aa3). Try Waikawa Gray and Patina colors in combination with #a46960, 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 #a46960 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 Mudbrick. Thus Scampi and Aqua Forest giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Mudbrick contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Breaker Bay, Asparagus, and Trendy Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #a46960 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. Mudbrick tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#609aa3) and two others. The Aqua Forest is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Strikemaster – 120° from the complementary Breaker Bay. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #60a369 and #a3609b.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #a46960 is made of 45% red, 29% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Mudbrick has a hue angle of 7.94°, a saturation of 27.2% and a lightness of 50.98%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a46960 is made of 0% cyan, 23.13% magenta, 26.66% yellow and 35.69% black ink.

HEX #a46960
RGB Decimal rgb(164,105,96)
RGB Percentage 45%, 29%, 26%
CMYK 0, 23.13, 26.66, 35.69
HSL hsl(7.94,27.2%,50.98%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(7.94,41.46%,64.31%)
CIE-LAB lab(50.4997,22.5417,14.8804)
XYZ xyz(22.4727,18.8402,13.5184)
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