Brush Color

#b99984

Brush 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 #46667b
Complementary Color #84a3b9
Color Shade: warm red (23.77° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 62.16% (better contrasting with white)
Brush Color Sample
Brush Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #b99984

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Brush Color. The Brick Fence 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 Pecan (#b17d64) for more energetic effect. Try Diverse Beige as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#84a3b9 is the best complementary color to Brush. 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 #b99984 complementary color is Nepal, 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 Quicksand are #b98489 and #b9b384. Thus found on the left and right of #b99984 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Brandy Rose and Mongoose colors as they work well with Brush.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Brush palette consists of #8489b9 and #84b9b3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#84a3b9). Try Wild Blue Yonder and Gulf Stream colors in combination with #b99984, 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 #b99984 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 Brush. Thus Lavender Purple and Acapulco giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Brush contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Nepal, Olivine, and Lavender Purple split by 90° on the color wheel. #b99984 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. Brush tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#84a3b9) and two others. The Acapulco is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bouquet – 120° from the complementary Nepal. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #84b999 and #b984a4.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #b99984 is made of 39% red, 33% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Brush has a hue angle of 23.77°, a saturation of 27.46% and a lightness of 62.16%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b99984 is made of 0% cyan, 12.55% magenta, 20.79% yellow and 27.45% black ink.

HEX #b99984
RGB Decimal rgb(185,153,132)
RGB Percentage 39%, 33%, 28%
CMYK 0, 12.55, 20.79, 27.45
HSL hsl(23.77,27.46%,62.16%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(23.77,28.65%,72.55%)
CIE-LAB lab(65.5635,8.7292,15.4975)
XYZ xyz(35.5637,34.7627,26.6653)
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