Crimson Warrior Color

#b35138

Crimson Warrior is soft, 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 #4caec7
Complementary Color #3899b3
Color Shade: mid red (12.2° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 46.08% (better contrasting with white)
Crimson Warrior Color Sample
Crimson Warrior Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #b35138

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Crimson Warrior Color. The Red Chili 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 soft alternative called El Salva (#8f3e33) for more calm effect. Try Tapestry Red as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#3899b3 is the best complementary color to Crimson Warrior. 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 #b35138 complementary color is Boston Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Medium Carmine are #b3385c and #b38e38. Thus found on the left and right of #b35138 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Night Shadz and Alpine colors as they work well with Crimson Warrior.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Crimson Warrior palette consists of #385cb3 and #38b38e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3899b3). Try Azure and Keppel colors in combination with #b35138, 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 #b35138 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 Crimson Warrior. Thus Governor Bay and Chateau Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Crimson Warrior contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Boston Blue, Apple, and Vivid Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #b35138 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet 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. Crimson Warrior tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#3899b3) and two others. The Chateau Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Medium Red Violet – 120° from the complementary Boston Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #38b351 and #b3389a.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #b35138 is made of 57% red, 26% green and 18% blue. In a HSL mode Crimson Warrior has a hue angle of 12.2°, a saturation of 52.34% and a lightness of 46.08%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b35138 is made of 0% cyan, 38.44% magenta, 48.24% yellow and 29.8% black ink.

HEX #b35138
RGB Decimal rgb(179,81,56)
RGB Percentage 57%, 26%, 18%
CMYK 0, 38.44, 48.24, 29.8
HSL hsl(12.2,52.34%,46.08%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(12.2,68.72%,70.2%)
CIE-LAB lab(46.6502,38.0941,33.5976)
XYZ xyz(22.2466,15.7541,5.6097)
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