Big Cypress Color

#b98675

Big Cypress is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, cool magenta or cool green

Inverse Color #46798a
Complementary Color #74a8b9
Color Shade: mid red (15° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 59.22% (better contrasting with white)
Big Cypress Color Sample
Big Cypress Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #b98675

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Big Cypress Color. The Deathclaw Brown color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Thanksgiving (#b56e4a) for more energetic effect. Try Top Hat Tan as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#74a8b9 is the best complementary color to Big Cypress. Mid cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b98675 complementary color is Neptune, 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 Brandy Rose are #b97485 and #b9a874. Thus found on the left and right of #b98675 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Turkish Rose and Gimblet colors as they work well with Big Cypress.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Big Cypress palette consists of #7485b9 and #74b9a8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#74a8b9). Try Ship Cove and Neptune colors in combination with #b98675, 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 #b98675 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 Big Cypress. Thus Purple Mountain's Majesty and Silver Tree giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Big Cypress contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Neptune, Olivine, and Wisteria split by 90° on the color wheel. #b98675 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, mid 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. Big Cypress tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#74a8b9) 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 #74b986 and #b974a7.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #b98675 is made of 42% red, 31% green and 27% blue. In a HSL mode Big Cypress has a hue angle of 15°, a saturation of 32.69% and a lightness of 59.22%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b98675 is made of 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 26.67% yellow and 27.45% black ink.

HEX #b98675
RGB Decimal rgb(185,134,117)
RGB Percentage 42%, 31%, 27%
CMYK 0, 20, 26.67, 27.45
HSL hsl(15,32.69%,59.22%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(15,36.76%,72.55%)
CIE-LAB lab(60.4705,17.2898,16.8703)
XYZ xyz(31.7436,28.6488,20.6863)
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