Komodo Dragon Color

#b38052

Komodo Dragon 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 #4c7fad
Complementary Color #5184b3
Color Shade: warm red (28.45° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 51.18% (better contrasting with white)
Komodo Dragon Color Sample
Komodo Dragon Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #b38052

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Komodo Dragon Color. The Earth 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 Almond Toast (#bf9e77) for more calm effect. Try Emperor's Gold as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#5184b3 is the best complementary color to Komodo Dragon. 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 #b38052 complementary color is Steel 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 Driftwood are #b35154 and #b3b051. Thus found on the left and right of #b38052 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Matrix and Olive Green colors as they work well with Komodo Dragon.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Komodo Dragon palette consists of #5154b3 and #51b3b0 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5184b3). Try Blue Violet and Tradewind colors in combination with #b38052, 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 #b38052 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 Komodo Dragon. Thus Studio and Ocean Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Komodo Dragon contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Steel Blue, Fern, and Wisteria split by 90° on the color wheel. #b38052 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. Komodo Dragon tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#5184b3) and two others. The Ocean Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tapestry – 120° from the complementary Steel Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #51b380 and #b35185.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #b38052 is made of 46% red, 33% green and 21% blue. In a HSL mode Komodo Dragon has a hue angle of 28.45°, a saturation of 38.96% and a lightness of 51.18%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b38052 is made of 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 38.04% yellow and 29.8% black ink.

HEX #b38052
RGB Decimal rgb(179,128,82)
RGB Percentage 46%, 33%, 21%
CMYK 0, 20, 38.04, 29.8
HSL hsl(28.45,38.96%,51.18%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(28.45,54.19%,70.2%)
CIE-LAB lab(57.6854,14.4189,32.6065)
XYZ xyz(27.8326,25.6312,11.463)
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