Plum Blossom Dye Color

#b48a76

Plum Blossom Dye is pale, 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 #4b7589
Complementary Color #75a0b4
Color Shade: warm red (19.35° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 58.43% (better contrasting with white)
Plum Blossom Dye Color Sample
Plum Blossom Dye Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #b48a76

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Plum Blossom Dye Color. The Mohair Mauve color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Fortress (#bea58e) for more calm effect. Try Adobe Straw as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#75a0b4 is the best complementary color to Plum Blossom Dye. 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 #b48a76 complementary color is Neptune, 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 Brandy Rose are #b47581 and #b4a975. Thus found on the left and right of #b48a76 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Turkish Rose and Mongoose colors as they work well with Plum Blossom Dye.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Plum Blossom Dye palette consists of #7580b4 and #75b4a9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#75a0b4). Try Wild Blue Yonder and Gulf Stream colors in combination with #b48a76, 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 #b48a76 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 Plum Blossom Dye. Thus Purple Mountain's Majesty and Silver Tree giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Plum Blossom Dye contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Neptune, Olivine, and Wisteria split by 90° on the color wheel. #b48a76 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. Plum Blossom Dye tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#75a0b4) and two others. The Silver Tree is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bouquet – 120° from the complementary Neptune. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #75b48a and #b475a0.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #b48a76 is made of 41% red, 32% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Plum Blossom Dye has a hue angle of 19.35°, a saturation of 29.25% and a lightness of 58.43%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b48a76 is made of 0% cyan, 16.47% magenta, 24.32% yellow and 29.41% black ink.

HEX #b48a76
RGB Decimal rgb(180,138,118)
RGB Percentage 41%, 32%, 27%
CMYK 0, 16.47, 24.32, 29.41
HSL hsl(19.35,29.25%,58.43%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(19.35,34.44%,70.59%)
CIE-LAB lab(60.9474,13.172,16.8765)
XYZ xyz(31.1809,29.1883,21.13)
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