Roebuck Color

#b09080

Roebuck 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 #4f6f7f
Complementary Color #80a0b0
Color Shade: warm red (20° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 59.61% (better contrasting with white)
Roebuck Color Sample
Roebuck Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #b09080

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Roebuck Color. The Timber Trail color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Teddy's Taupe (#bcac9f) for more calm effect. Try Swing Brown as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#80a0b0 is the best complementary color to Roebuck. 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 #b09080 complementary color is Bali Hai, 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 Sandrift are #b08088 and #b0a880. Thus found on the left and right of #b09080 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Brandy Rose and Hillary colors as they work well with Roebuck.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Roebuck palette consists of #8088b0 and #80b0a8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#80a0b0). Try Wild Blue Yonder and Gulf Stream colors in combination with #b09080, 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 #b09080 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 Roebuck. Thus Lavender Purple and Bay Leaf giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Roebuck contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bali Hai, Bay Leaf, and Lavender Purple split by 90° on the color wheel. #b09080 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. Roebuck tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#80a0b0) and two others. The Bay Leaf is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bouquet – 120° from the complementary Bali Hai. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #80b090 and #b080a0.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #b09080 is made of 39% red, 32% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Roebuck has a hue angle of 20°, a saturation of 23.3% and a lightness of 59.61%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b09080 is made of 0% cyan, 12.55% magenta, 18.82% yellow and 30.98% black ink.

HEX #b09080
RGB Decimal rgb(176,144,128)
RGB Percentage 39%, 32%, 29%
CMYK 0, 12.55, 18.82, 30.98
HSL hsl(20,23.3%,59.61%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(20,27.27%,69.02%)
CIE-LAB lab(62.2834,9.5863,13.0282)
XYZ xyz(31.774,30.7351,24.6799)
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