Safari Sun Color

#b4875e

Safari Sun 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 #4b78a1
Complementary Color #5e8bb4
Color Shade: warm red (28.6° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 53.73% (better contrasting with white)
Safari Sun Color Sample
Safari Sun Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #b4875e

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Safari Sun Color. The Whetstone 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 soft alternative called With the Grain (#bca380) for more calm effect. Try Cavern Sand as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#5e8bb4 is the best complementary color to Safari Sun. 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 #b4875e 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 Muddy Waters are #b45e60 and #b4b25e. Thus found on the left and right of #b4875e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Matrix and Olive Green colors as they work well with Safari Sun.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Safari Sun palette consists of #5e5fb4 and #5eb4b2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5e8bb4). Try Blue Violet and Tradewind colors in combination with #b4875e, 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 #b4875e 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 Safari Sun. Thus Wisteria and Silver Tree giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Safari Sun contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Hippie Blue, Fern, and Wisteria split by 90° on the color wheel. #b4875e 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. Safari Sun tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#5e8bb4) and two others. The Silver Tree 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 #5eb487 and #b45e8b.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #b4875e is made of 44% red, 33% green and 23% blue. In a HSL mode Safari Sun has a hue angle of 28.6°, a saturation of 36.44% and a lightness of 53.73%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b4875e is made of 0% cyan, 17.65% magenta, 33.73% yellow and 29.41% black ink.

HEX #b4875e
RGB Decimal rgb(180,135,94)
RGB Percentage 44%, 33%, 23%
CMYK 0, 17.65, 33.73, 29.41
HSL hsl(28.6,36.44%,53.73%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(28.6,47.78%,70.59%)
CIE-LAB lab(59.7434,12.0763,28.6754)
XYZ xyz(29.5067,27.8394,14.408)
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