Brandy Snaps is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, violet or mid green
| Inverse Color | #4a7174 |
| Complementary Color | #8bb2b5 |
| Color Shade: | mid red (4.29° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 62.75% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Brandy Snaps Color. The Red Gerbera 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 Hot Chili (#ad756b) for more energetic effect. Try Pinkish Grey as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#8bb2b5 is the best complementary color to Brandy Snaps. Mid cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b58e8b complementary color is Gulf Stream, 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 Quicksand are #b58b9c and #b5a38b. Thus found on the left and right of #b58e8b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bouquet and Mongoose colors as they work well with Brandy Snaps.
The split-complementary Brandy Snaps palette consists of #8b9cb5 and #8bb5a3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8bb2b5). Try Bali Hai and Summer Green colors in combination with #b58e8b, 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 #b58e8b offers a combination of mid blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Brandy Snaps. Thus Amethyst Smoke and Bay Leaf giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Brandy Snaps contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Gulf Stream, Swamp Green, and Amethyst Smoke split by 90° on the color wheel. #b58e8b square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid 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. Brandy Snaps tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#8bb2b5) and two others. The Bay Leaf is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bouquet – 120° from the complementary Gulf Stream. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8bb58e and #b58bb1.
In a RGB color space, hex #b58e8b is made of 39% red, 31% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Brandy Snaps has a hue angle of 4.29°, a saturation of 22.11% and a lightness of 62.75%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b58e8b is made of 0% cyan, 15.29% magenta, 16.47% yellow and 29.02% black ink.
| HEX | #b58e8b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(181,142,139) |
| RGB Percentage | 39%, 31%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 15.29, 16.47, 29.02 |
| HSL | hsl(4.29,22.11%,62.75%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(4.29,23.2%,70.98%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.5362,14.2799,7.2379) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.3893,31.0338,28.6564) |