African Safari is calm, 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 | #4e94bf |
| Complementary Color | #3f86b1 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (22.83° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 47.25% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to African Safari Color. The Butterscotch Glaze 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 Rope (#8e593c) for more calm effect. Try Rusty as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#3f86b1 is the best complementary color to African Safari. 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 #b16b40 complementary color is Steel Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Brown Rust are #b13f4d and #b1a33f. Thus found on the left and right of #b16b40 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Apple Blossom and Roti colors as they work well with African Safari.
The split-complementary African Safari palette consists of #3f4db1 and #3fb1a3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3f86b1). Try San Marino and Keppel colors in combination with #b16b40, 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 #b16b40 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 African Safari. Thus Royal Purple and Chateau Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of African Safari contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Steel Blue, Apple, and Vivid Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #b16b40 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. African Safari tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#3f86b1) and two others. The Chateau Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Rouge – 120° from the complementary Steel Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3fb16a and #b13f85.
In a RGB color space, hex #b16b40 is made of 51% red, 31% green and 18% blue. In a HSL mode African Safari has a hue angle of 22.83°, a saturation of 46.89% and a lightness of 47.25%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b16b40 is made of 0% cyan, 27.45% magenta, 44.31% yellow and 30.59% black ink.
| HEX | #b16b40 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(177,107,64) |
| RGB Percentage | 51%, 31%, 18% |
| CMYK | 0, 27.45, 44.31, 30.59 |
| HSL | hsl(22.83,46.89%,47.25%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(22.83,63.84%,69.41%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.0993,23.873,35.5221) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.3146,20.2327,7.4743) |