Chic Brick 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 | #5b8da5 |
| Complementary Color | #5a8ba3 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (19.46° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 49.8% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Chic Brick Color. The Bedford Brown color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Russet Leather (#965849) for more energetic effect. Try Tudor Tan as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#5a8ba3 is the best complementary color to Chic Brick. 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 #a4725a complementary color is Horizon, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
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 #a35a66 and #a3975a. Thus found on the left and right of #a4725a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Coral Tree and Barley Corn colors as they work well with Chic Brick.
The split-complementary Chic Brick palette consists of #5a67a3 and #5aa396 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5a8ba3). Try Waikawa Gray and Breaker Bay colors in combination with #a4725a, 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 #a4725a 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 Chic Brick. Thus Deluge and Aqua Forest giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Chic Brick contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Horizon, Asparagus, and Trendy Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #a4725a square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Chic Brick tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#5a8ba3) and two others. The Aqua Forest is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tapestry – 120° from the complementary Horizon. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5aa372 and #a35a8b.
In a RGB color space, hex #a4725a is made of 45% red, 31% green and 24% blue. In a HSL mode Chic Brick has a hue angle of 19.46°, a saturation of 29.13% and a lightness of 49.8%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a4725a is made of 0% cyan, 19.6% magenta, 29.02% yellow and 35.69% black ink.
| HEX | #a4725a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(164,114,90) |
| RGB Percentage | 45%, 31%, 24% |
| CMYK | 0, 19.6, 29.02, 35.69 |
| HSL | hsl(19.46,29.13%,49.8%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(19.46,45.12%,64.31%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.5813,16.7465,21.1954) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.1726,20.6653,12.4403) |