Thorn Crown Color

#b5a197

Thorn Crown 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 #4a5e68
Complementary Color #97abb5
Color Shade: warm red (20° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 65.1% (better contrasting with white)
Thorn Crown Color Sample
Thorn Crown Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #b5a197

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Thorn Crown Color. The Pigeon Pink color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Rocky Mountain (#a9867d) for more energetic effect. Try Hushed Auburn as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#97abb5 is the best complementary color to Thorn Crown. 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 #b5a197 complementary color is Gull Gray, 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 Thatch are #b5979c and #b5b097. Thus found on the left and right of #b5a197 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Thatch and Taupe Gray colors as they work well with Thorn Crown.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Thorn Crown palette consists of #979cb5 and #97b5b0 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#97abb5). Try Santas Gray and Summer Green colors in combination with #b5a197, 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 #b5a197 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 Thorn Crown. Thus Amethyst Smoke and Summer Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Thorn Crown contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Gull Gray, Norway, and Amethyst Smoke split by 90° on the color wheel. #b5a197 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. Thorn Crown tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#97abb5) and two others. The Summer Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bouquet – 120° from the complementary Gull Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #97b5a1 and #b597ab.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #b5a197 is made of 37% red, 33% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Thorn Crown has a hue angle of 20°, a saturation of 16.85% and a lightness of 65.1%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b5a197 is made of 0% cyan, 7.84% magenta, 11.76% yellow and 29.02% black ink.

HEX #b5a197
RGB Decimal rgb(181,161,151)
RGB Percentage 37%, 33%, 31%
CMYK 0, 7.84, 11.76, 29.02
HSL hsl(20,16.85%,65.1%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(20,16.57%,70.98%)
CIE-LAB lab(67.686,5.6348,7.8654)
XYZ xyz(37.3868,37.5479,34.5551)
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