Santa Fe Color

#b16d52

Santa Fe 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 #4e92ad
Complementary Color #5295b0
Color Shade: warm red (17.05° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 50.78% (better contrasting with white)
Santa Fe Color Sample
Santa Fe Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #b16d52

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Santa Fe Color. The Indian Summer color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Burnished Brandy (#8b664e) for more calm effect. Try Topaz Mountain as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#5295b0 is the best complementary color to Santa Fe. 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 #b16d52 complementary color is Hippie Blue, 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 Santa Fe are #b05266 and #b09c52. Thus found on the left and right of #b16d52 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cadillac and Husk colors as they work well with Santa Fe.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Santa Fe palette consists of #5266b0 and #52b09c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5295b0). Try San Marino and Tradewind colors in combination with #b16d52, 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 #b16d52 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 Santa Fe. Thus Studio and Fern giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Santa Fe contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Hippie Blue, Fern, and Wisteria split by 90° on the color wheel. #b16d52 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. Santa Fe tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#5295b0) 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 #52b06d and #b05296.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #b16d52 is made of 48% red, 30% green and 22% blue. In a HSL mode Santa Fe has a hue angle of 17.05°, a saturation of 37.85% and a lightness of 50.78%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b16d52 is made of 0% cyan, 26.66% magenta, 37.25% yellow and 30.59% black ink.

HEX #b16d52
RGB Decimal rgb(177,109,82)
RGB Percentage 48%, 30%, 22%
CMYK 0, 26.66, 37.25, 30.59
HSL hsl(17.05,37.85%,50.78%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(17.05,53.67%,69.41%)
CIE-LAB lab(52.8328,24.1909,26.4086)
XYZ xyz(25.1231,20.8936,10.6914)
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