Colonial Brick is calm, 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 | #52969e |
| Complementary Color | #61a4ad |
| Color Shade: | mid red (6.32° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 52.94% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Colonial Brick Color. The Marsala color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Royal Rum (#a54a4a) for more energetic effect. Try Hickory Branch as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#61a4ad is the best complementary color to Colonial Brick. 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 #ad6961 complementary color is Hippie Blue, 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 Coral Tree are #ad617f and #ad8f61. Thus found on the left and right of #ad6961 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tapestry and Muesli colors as they work well with Colonial Brick.
The split-complementary Colonial Brick palette consists of #617fad and #61ad8f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#61a4ad). Try Horizon and Silver Tree colors in combination with #ad6961, 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 #ad6961 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 Colonial Brick. Thus Scampi and Fern giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Colonial Brick contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Hippie Blue, Chelsea Cucumber, and Wisteria split by 90° on the color wheel. #ad6961 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. Colonial Brick tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#61a4ad) and two others. The Fern is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tapestry – 120° from the complementary Hippie Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #61ad69 and #ad61a4.
In a RGB color space, hex #ad6961 is made of 46% red, 28% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Colonial Brick has a hue angle of 6.32°, a saturation of 31.67% and a lightness of 52.94%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ad6961 is made of 0% cyan, 26.66% magenta, 29.8% yellow and 32.16% black ink.
| HEX | #ad6961 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(173,105,97) |
| RGB Percentage | 46%, 28%, 26% |
| CMYK | 0, 26.66, 29.8, 32.16 |
| HSL | hsl(6.32,31.67%,52.94%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(6.32,43.93%,67.84%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.6677,26.2902,16.0789) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.4428,19.8505,13.8525) |