Red Baron Color

#bb0011

Red Baron is deep, warm-toned shade of cool red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green

Inverse Color #4fe
Complementary Color #00bba9
Color Shade: cool red (354.55° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 36.67% (better contrasting with white)
Red Baron Color Sample
Red Baron Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #bb0011

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Red Baron Color. The Red Hot color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Xiān Hóng Red (#e60626) for more calm effect. Try Little Red Corvette as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#00bba9 is the best complementary color to Red Baron. Warm cyan shades generally complement the cool red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b01 complementary color is Caribbean Green, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of White are #bb006e and #bb4c00. Thus found on the left and right of #b01 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Lipstick and Rose of Sharon colors as they work well with Red Baron.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Red Baron palette consists of #006ebb and #00bb4c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#00bba9). Try Lochmara and Jade colors in combination with #b01, 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 #b01 offers a combination of cool blue and warm green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Red Baron. Thus Dark Blue and Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Red Baron contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Caribbean Green, Limeade, and Purple split by 90° on the color wheel. #b01 square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue 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. Red Baron tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#00bba9) and two others. The Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and White – 120° from the complementary Caribbean Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #10bb00 and #a0b.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #bb0011 is made of 92% red, 0% green and 8% blue. In a HSL mode Red Baron has a hue angle of 354.55°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 36.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bb0011 is made of 0% cyan, 73.33% magenta, 66.66% yellow and 26.67% black ink.

HEX #bb0011
RGB Decimal rgb(187,0,17)
RGB Percentage 92%, 0%, 8%
CMYK 0, 73.33, 66.66, 26.67
HSL hsl(354.55,100%,36.67%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(354.55,100%,73.33%)
CIE-LAB lab(38.9075,63.6437,46.8102)
XYZ xyz(20.5947,10.6053,1.4919)
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