Farmyard 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 | #596e82 |
| Complementary Color | #7c92a6 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (29.27° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 57.06% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Farmyard Color. The Baked Sienna color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Rock Cliffs (#c0af92) for more energetic effect. Try Timberwolf as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#7c92a6 is the best complementary color to Farmyard. 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 #a6917d complementary color is Bali Hai, 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 Donkey Brown are #a67c7d and #a6a57c. Thus found on the left and right of #a6917d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pharlap and Hillary colors as they work well with Farmyard.
The split-complementary Farmyard palette consists of #7c7da6 and #7ca6a5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7c92a6). Try Kimberly and Gumbo colors in combination with #a6917d, 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 #a6917d 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 Farmyard. Thus Lavender Purple and Bay Leaf giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Farmyard contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bali Hai, Amulet, and Trendy Pink split by 90° on the color wheel. #a6917d 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. Farmyard tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#7c92a6) and two others. The Bay Leaf is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bouquet – 120° from the complementary Bali Hai. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7ca691 and #a67c92.
In a RGB color space, hex #a6917d is made of 38% red, 33% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Farmyard has a hue angle of 29.27°, a saturation of 18.72% and a lightness of 57.06%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a6917d is made of 0% cyan, 8.24% magenta, 16.08% yellow and 34.9% black ink.
| HEX | #a6917d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(166,145,125) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 33%, 29% |
| CMYK | 0, 8.24, 16.08, 34.9 |
| HSL | hsl(29.27,18.72%,57.06%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(29.27,24.7%,65.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.5146,4.6184,13.5013) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.553,29.8385,23.6038) |