Slick Mud Color

#a66e49

Slick Mud is calm, 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 #5991b6
Complementary Color #4981a6
Color Shade: warm red (23.87° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 46.86% (better contrasting with white)
Slick Mud Color Sample
Slick Mud Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #a66e49

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Slick Mud Color. The Canvas color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Bread Basket (#ab8659) for more calm effect. Try Tiffany Amber as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#4981a6 is the best complementary color to Slick Mud. 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 #a66e49 complementary color is Wedgewood, 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 Cape Palliser are #a64952 and #a69c49. Thus found on the left and right of #a66e49 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Hippie Pink and Husk colors as they work well with Slick Mud.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Slick Mud palette consists of #4952a6 and #49a69c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4981a6). Try San Marino and Hippie Blue colors in combination with #a66e49, 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 #a66e49 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 Slick Mud. Thus Studio and Ocean Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Slick Mud contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Wedgewood, Apple, and Vivid Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #a66e49 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. Slick Mud tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#4981a6) and two others. The Ocean Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cadillac – 120° from the complementary Wedgewood. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #49a66e and #a64981.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #a66e49 is made of 48% red, 32% green and 21% blue. In a HSL mode Slick Mud has a hue angle of 23.87°, a saturation of 38.91% and a lightness of 46.86%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a66e49 is made of 0% cyan, 21.96% magenta, 36.47% yellow and 34.9% black ink.

HEX #a66e49
RGB Decimal rgb(166,110,73)
RGB Percentage 48%, 32%, 21%
CMYK 0, 21.96, 36.47, 34.9
HSL hsl(23.87,38.91%,46.86%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(23.87,56.02%,65.1%)
CIE-LAB lab(51.5418,18.195,29.5651)
XYZ xyz(22.5044,19.7399,8.9274)
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