Brick Dust 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 | #4f8f96 |
| Complementary Color | #69a8b0 |
| Color Shade: | mid red (5.92° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 55.1% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Brick Dust Color. The Oriental Pink color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Gallery Red (#935a59) for more calm effect. Try Rose Taupe as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#69a8b0 is the best complementary color to Brick Dust. 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 #b07069 complementary color is Tradewind, 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 #b06985 and #b09369. Thus found on the left and right of #b07069 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Turkish Rose and Teak colors as they work well with Brick Dust.
The split-complementary Brick Dust palette consists of #6985b0 and #69b093 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#69a8b0). Try Ship Cove and Silver Tree colors in combination with #b07069, 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 #b07069 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 Brick Dust. Thus Deluge and Fern giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Brick Dust contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tradewind, Chelsea Cucumber, and Wisteria split by 90° on the color wheel. #b07069 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. Brick Dust tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#69a8b0) and two others. The Fern is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bouquet – 120° from the complementary Tradewind. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #69b070 and #b069a8.
In a RGB color space, hex #b07069 is made of 45% red, 28% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Brick Dust has a hue angle of 5.92°, a saturation of 31% and a lightness of 55.1%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b07069 is made of 0% cyan, 25.1% magenta, 27.84% yellow and 30.98% black ink.
| HEX | #b07069 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(176,112,105) |
| RGB Percentage | 45%, 28%, 27% |
| CMYK | 0, 25.1, 27.84, 30.98 |
| HSL | hsl(5.92,31%,55.1%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(5.92,40.34%,69.02%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.8551,24.5061,14.4699) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.2485,21.8384,16.1964) |