Conte Crayon is soft, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, violet or mid green
| Inverse Color | #44b8ba |
| Complementary Color | #45b8bb |
| Color Shade: | mid red (1.02° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 50.2% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Conte Crayon Color. The Tapestry Red color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Red Clay (#8f4b41) for more calm effect. Try Cranberry Whip as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#45b8bb is the best complementary color to Conte Crayon. Mid cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #bb4745 complementary color is Fountain Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Chestnut are #bb457d and #bb8245. Thus found on the left and right of #bb4745 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Blush and Tussock colors as they work well with Conte Crayon.
The split-complementary Conte Crayon palette consists of #457ebb and #45bb82 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#45b8bb). Try Steel Blue and Ocean Green colors in combination with #bb4745, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #bb4745 offers a combination of mid blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Conte Crayon. Thus Blue Violet and Apple giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Conte Crayon contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Fountain Blue, Sushi, and Studio split by 90° on the color wheel. #bb4745 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Conte Crayon tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#45b8bb) and two others. The Apple is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fuchsia Pink – 120° from the complementary Fountain Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #45bb47 and #bb45b8.
In a RGB color space, hex #bb4745 is made of 57% red, 22% green and 21% blue. In a HSL mode Conte Crayon has a hue angle of 1.02°, a saturation of 46.46% and a lightness of 50.2%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bb4745 is made of 0% cyan, 45.49% magenta, 46.27% yellow and 26.67% black ink.
| HEX | #bb4745 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(187,71,69) |
| RGB Percentage | 57%, 22%, 21% |
| CMYK | 0, 45.49, 46.27, 26.67 |
| HSL | hsl(1.02,46.46%,50.2%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(1.02,63.1%,73.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.3128,46.6518,25.9402) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.8209,15.5009,7.3667) |