Wine Barrel Color

#aa5522

Wine Barrel is soft, 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 #5ad
Complementary Color #2176aa
Color Shade: warm red (22.5° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 40% (better contrasting with white)
Wine Barrel Color Sample
Wine Barrel Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #aa5522

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Wine Barrel Color. The Theatre Gold color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Kincha Brown (#c66b27) for more energetic effect. Try Kohaku Amber as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#2176aa is the best complementary color to Wine Barrel. 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 #a52 complementary color is Matisse, 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 White are #aa2133 and #aa9921. Thus found on the left and right of #a52 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mexican Red and Lemon Ginger colors as they work well with Wine Barrel.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Wine Barrel palette consists of #2132aa and #21aa99 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#2176aa). Try Persian Blue and Jungle Green colors in combination with #a52, 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 #a52 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 Wine Barrel. Thus Daisy Bush and Eucalyptus giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Wine Barrel contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Matisse, Forest Green, and Seance split by 90° on the color wheel. #a52 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. Wine Barrel tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#2176aa) and two others. The Eucalyptus is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Hibiscus – 120° from the complementary Matisse. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #21aa55 and #aa2176.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #aa5522 is made of 59% red, 29% green and 12% blue. In a HSL mode Wine Barrel has a hue angle of 22.5°, a saturation of 66.67% and a lightness of 40%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #aa5522 is made of 0% cyan, 33.34% magenta, 53.34% yellow and 33.33% black ink.

HEX #aa5522
RGB Decimal rgb(170,85,34)
RGB Percentage 59%, 29%, 12%
CMYK 0, 33.34, 53.34, 33.33
HSL hsl(22.5,66.67%,40%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(22.5,80%,66.67%)
CIE-LAB lab(45.8506,31.3657,43.7882)
XYZ xyz(20.1148,15.1585,3.3791)
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