Vagabond Color

#aa8877

Vagabond 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 #578
Complementary Color #7798a9
Color Shade: warm red (20° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 56.67% (better contrasting with white)
Vagabond Color Sample
Vagabond Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #aa8877

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Vagabond Color. The Fortress color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Wild Cattail (#916d5d) for more calm effect. Try Tasty Toffee as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#7798a9 is the best complementary color to Vagabond. 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 #a87 complementary color is Gothic, 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 #a9777f and #a9a177. Thus found on the left and right of #a87 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pharlap and Donkey Brown colors as they work well with Vagabond.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Vagabond palette consists of #777fa9 and #77a9a1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7798a9). Try Kimberly and Sea Nymph colors in combination with #a87, 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 #a87 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 Vagabond. Thus Lavender Purple and Bay Leaf giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Vagabond contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Gothic, Amulet, and Lavender Purple split by 90° on the color wheel. #a87 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. Vagabond tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#7798a9) and two others. The Bay Leaf is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bouquet – 120° from the complementary Gothic. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #77a988 and #a97798.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #aa8877 is made of 40% red, 32% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Vagabond has a hue angle of 20°, a saturation of 23.08% and a lightness of 56.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #aa8877 is made of 0% cyan, 13.34% magenta, 20% yellow and 33.33% black ink.

HEX #aa8877
RGB Decimal rgb(170,136,119)
RGB Percentage 40%, 32%, 28%
CMYK 0, 13.34, 20, 33.33
HSL hsl(20,23.08%,56.67%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(20,30%,66.67%)
CIE-LAB lab(59.4218,10.3933,14.0366)
XYZ xyz(28.7115,27.4863,21.2449)
;