Dropped Brick Color

#bb3300

Dropped Brick is vivid, 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 #4cf
Complementary Color #0087bb
Color Shade: warm red (16.36° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 36.67% (better contrasting with white)
Dropped Brick Color Sample
Dropped Brick Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #bb3300

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Dropped Brick Color. The Burnt Sienna 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 Totem Pole (#991b07) for more calm effect. Try Rust Orange as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#0087bb is the best complementary color to Dropped Brick. 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 #b30 complementary color is Bondi Blue, 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 White are #bb002a and #bb9000. Thus found on the left and right of #b30 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Monza and Pirate Gold colors as they work well with Dropped Brick.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Dropped Brick palette consists of #002abb and #00bb90 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#0087bb). Try International Klein Blue and Caribbean Green colors in combination with #b30, 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 #b30 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 Dropped Brick. Thus Dark Blue and White giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Dropped Brick contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bondi Blue, Limeade, and Purple split by 90° on the color wheel. #b30 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. Dropped Brick tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#0087bb) and two others. The White is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Flirt – 120° from the complementary Bondi Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #0b3 and #bb0087.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #bb3300 is made of 79% red, 21% green and 0% blue. In a HSL mode Dropped Brick has a hue angle of 16.36°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 36.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bb3300 is made of 0% cyan, 53.33% magenta, 73.33% yellow and 26.67% black ink.

HEX #bb3300
RGB Decimal rgb(187,51,0)
RGB Percentage 79%, 21%, 0%
CMYK 0, 53.33, 73.33, 26.67
HSL hsl(16.36,100%,36.67%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(16.36,100%,73.33%)
CIE-LAB lab(42.6613,52.6365,54.8079)
XYZ xyz(21.6773,12.9324,1.3537)
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