Crushed Cinnamon is calm, 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 | #488ca1 |
| Complementary Color | #5ea2b7 |
| Color Shade: | mid red (14.16° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 54.31% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Crushed Cinnamon Color. The Volcanic 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 Beni Shoga (#b85241) for more energetic effect. Try Ceramic Brown as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#5ea2b7 is the best complementary color to Crushed Cinnamon. 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 #b7735e complementary color is Hippie Blue, 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 Santa Fe are #b75e75 and #b79f5e. Thus found on the left and right of #b7735e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tapestry and Husk colors as they work well with Crushed Cinnamon.
The split-complementary Crushed Cinnamon palette consists of #5e75b7 and #5eb79f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5ea2b7). Try Blue Violet and Tradewind colors in combination with #b7735e, 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 #b7735e 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 Crushed Cinnamon. Thus Blue Violet and Fern giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Crushed Cinnamon contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Hippie Blue, Mantis, and Wisteria split by 90° on the color wheel. #b7735e 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. Crushed Cinnamon tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#5ea2b7) and two others. The Fern 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 #5eb773 and #b75ea2.
In a RGB color space, hex #b7735e is made of 47% red, 29% green and 24% blue. In a HSL mode Crushed Cinnamon has a hue angle of 14.16°, a saturation of 38.2% and a lightness of 54.31%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b7735e is made of 0% cyan, 26.66% magenta, 34.9% yellow and 28.24% black ink.
| HEX | #b7735e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(183,115,94) |
| RGB Percentage | 47%, 29%, 24% |
| CMYK | 0, 26.66, 34.9, 28.24 |
| HSL | hsl(14.16,38.2%,54.31%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(14.16,48.63%,71.76%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.2131,24.4657,22.8147) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.6796,23.1369,13.5967) |