Gold Varnish Brown is soft, 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 | #46a1cc |
| Complementary Color | #338db9 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (19.25° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 46.27% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Gold Varnish Brown Color. The Burnt Brick 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 soft alternative called Glazed Ginger (#91552b) for more calm effect. Try Orange Squash as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#338db9 is the best complementary color to Gold Varnish Brown. 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 #b95e33 complementary color is Boston Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Tuscany are #b9334a and #b9a133. Thus found on the left and right of #b95e33 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Well Read and Alpine colors as they work well with Gold Varnish Brown.
The split-complementary Gold Varnish Brown palette consists of #334ab9 and #33b9a1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#338db9). Try Governor Bay and Keppel colors in combination with #b95e33, 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 #b95e33 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 Gold Varnish Brown. Thus Purple Heart and Chateau Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Gold Varnish Brown contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Boston Blue, Apple, and Purple Heart split by 90° on the color wheel. #b95e33 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Gold Varnish Brown tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#338db9) and two others. The Chateau Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Medium Red Violet – 120° from the complementary Boston Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #33b95e and #b9338d.
In a RGB color space, hex #b95e33 is made of 56% red, 28% green and 15% blue. In a HSL mode Gold Varnish Brown has a hue angle of 19.25°, a saturation of 56.78% and a lightness of 46.27%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b95e33 is made of 0% cyan, 35.69% magenta, 52.55% yellow and 27.45% black ink.
| HEX | #b95e33 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(185,94,51) |
| RGB Percentage | 56%, 28%, 15% |
| CMYK | 0, 35.69, 52.55, 27.45 |
| HSL | hsl(19.25,56.78%,46.27%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(19.25,72.43%,72.55%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.1669,33.4732,40.522) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.6078,18.5587,5.4172) |