Barren Color

#b9aba3

Barren 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 #46545c
Complementary Color #a3b1b9
Color Shade: warm red (21.82° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 68.24% (better contrasting with white)
Barren Color Sample
Barren Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #b9aba3

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Barren Color. The Mexican Sand 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 Mocha Tan (#ac9680) for more energetic effect. Try Ice Grey as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#a3b1b9 is the best complementary color to Barren. 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 #b9aba3 complementary color is Hit 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 Silk are #b9a3a5 and #b9b6a3. Thus found on the left and right of #b9aba3 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Martini and Nomad colors as they work well with Barren.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Barren palette consists of #a3a5b9 and #a3b9b6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a3b1b9). Try Santas Gray and Tower Gray colors in combination with #b9aba3, 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 #b9aba3 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 Barren. Thus Amethyst Smoke and Summer Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Barren contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Hit Gray, Norway, and London Hue split by 90° on the color wheel. #b9aba3 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. Barren tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#a3b1b9) and two others. The Summer Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lily – 120° from the complementary Hit Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a3b9ab and #b9a3b1.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #b9aba3 is made of 36% red, 33% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Barren has a hue angle of 21.82°, a saturation of 13.58% and a lightness of 68.24%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b9aba3 is made of 0% cyan, 5.49% magenta, 8.63% yellow and 27.45% black ink.

HEX #b9aba3
RGB Decimal rgb(185,171,163)
RGB Percentage 36%, 33%, 31%
CMYK 0, 5.49, 8.63, 27.45
HSL hsl(21.82,13.58%,68.24%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(21.82,11.89%,72.55%)
CIE-LAB lab(70.9291,3.653,5.922)
XYZ xyz(41.1814,42.0845,40.603)
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