Bedford Brown is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, violet or mid green
| Inverse Color | #55777f |
| Complementary Color | #7fa2aa |
| Color Shade: | mid red (11.43° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 58.43% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Bedford Brown Color. The Copper Penny color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Taupe Tapestry (#c3a79a) for more energetic effect. Try Coral Tree as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#7fa2aa is the best complementary color to Bedford Brown. Mid cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #aa8880 complementary color is Gumbo, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Pharlap are #aa7f8c and #aa9c7f. Thus found on the left and right of #aa8880 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bouquet and Donkey Brown colors as they work well with Bedford Brown.
The split-complementary Bedford Brown palette consists of #7f8caa and #7faa9d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7fa2aa). Try Bali Hai and Sea Nymph colors in combination with #aa8880, 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 #aa8880 offers a combination of mid blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Bedford Brown. Thus Kimberly and Bay Leaf giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Bedford Brown contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Gumbo, Amulet, and Lavender Purple split by 90° on the color wheel. #aa8880 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Bedford Brown tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#7fa2aa) and two others. The Bay Leaf is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bouquet – 120° from the complementary Gumbo. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7faa88 and #aa7fa1.
In a RGB color space, hex #aa8880 is made of 39% red, 31% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Bedford Brown has a hue angle of 11.43°, a saturation of 19.81% and a lightness of 58.43%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #aa8880 is made of 0% cyan, 13.34% magenta, 16.47% yellow and 33.33% black ink.
| HEX | #aa8880 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(170,136,128) |
| RGB Percentage | 39%, 31%, 29% |
| CMYK | 0, 13.34, 16.47, 33.33 |
| HSL | hsl(11.43,19.81%,58.43%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(11.43,24.71%,66.67%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.6285,11.6945,9.1994) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.278,27.7129,24.2281) |