Auburn Glaze is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, violet or cool green
| Inverse Color | #4a7d8e |
| Complementary Color | #71a3b4 |
| Color Shade: | mid red (15° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 57.65% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Auburn Glaze Color. The Aragon 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 saturated alternative called Red Cent (#ad654c) for more energetic effect. Try Pink Granite as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#71a3b4 is the best complementary color to Auburn Glaze. Cool cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b58271 complementary color is Neptune, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Brandy Rose are #b47182 and #b4a371. Thus found on the left and right of #b58271 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Turkish Rose and Mongoose colors as they work well with Auburn Glaze.
The split-complementary Auburn Glaze palette consists of #7182b4 and #71b4a3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#71a3b4). Try Wild Blue Yonder and Acapulco colors in combination with #b58271, 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 #b58271 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 Auburn Glaze. Thus Purple Mountain's Majesty and Silver Tree giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Auburn Glaze contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Neptune, Olivine, and Wisteria split by 90° on the color wheel. #b58271 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, cool cyan and violet shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Auburn Glaze tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#71a3b4) 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 #71b482 and #b471a3.
In a RGB color space, hex #b58271 is made of 43% red, 31% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Auburn Glaze has a hue angle of 15°, a saturation of 31.48% and a lightness of 57.65%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b58271 is made of 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 26.67% yellow and 29.02% black ink.
| HEX | #b58271 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(181,130,113) |
| RGB Percentage | 43%, 31%, 27% |
| CMYK | 0, 20, 26.67, 29.02 |
| HSL | hsl(15,31.48%,57.65%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(15,37.57%,70.98%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.957,17.415,16.989) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.0193,26.9813,19.2485) |