Truepenny 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 | #4b93bd |
| Complementary Color | #428ab4 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (22.11° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 48.24% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Truepenny Color. The Polished Brown color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Condiment (#b98142) for more energetic effect. Try Ceramic Brown as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#428ab4 is the best complementary color to Truepenny. 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 #b46c42 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 #b44250 and #b4a442. Thus found on the left and right of #b46c42 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Chestnut and Roti colors as they work well with Truepenny.
The split-complementary Truepenny palette consists of #4251b4 and #42b4a5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#428ab4). Try San Marino and Keppel colors in combination with #b46c42, 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 #b46c42 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 Truepenny. Thus Studio and Chateau Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Truepenny contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Steel Blue, Apple, and Vivid Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #b46c42 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. Truepenny tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#428ab4) and two others. The Chateau Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mulberry – 120° from the complementary Steel Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #42b46c and #b4428a.
In a RGB color space, hex #b46c42 is made of 51% red, 31% green and 19% blue. In a HSL mode Truepenny has a hue angle of 22.11°, a saturation of 46.34% and a lightness of 48.24%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b46c42 is made of 0% cyan, 28.24% magenta, 44.71% yellow and 29.41% black ink.
| HEX | #b46c42 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(180,108,66) |
| RGB Percentage | 51%, 31%, 19% |
| CMYK | 0, 28.24, 44.71, 29.41 |
| HSL | hsl(22.11,46.34%,48.24%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(22.11,63.33%,70.59%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.7539,24.7236,35.3125) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.1683,20.8218,7.8467) |