Burnt Ochre 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 | #44b0ca |
| Complementary Color | #35a0ba |
| Color Shade: | mid red (11.64° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 47.06% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Burnt Ochre Color. The Brick Paver color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Chelsea Gem (#95532f) for more calm effect. Try Fresh Acorn as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#35a0ba is the best complementary color to Burnt Ochre. 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 #bb4f35 complementary color is Pelorous, 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 Mojo are #ba355d and #ba9235. Thus found on the left and right of #bb4f35 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Hibiscus and Alpine colors as they work well with Burnt Ochre.
The split-complementary Burnt Ochre palette consists of #355eba and #35ba92 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#35a0ba). Try Azure and Keppel colors in combination with #bb4f35, 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 #bb4f35 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 Burnt Ochre. Thus Purple Heart and Chateau Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Burnt Ochre contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pelorous, Apple, and Purple Heart split by 90° on the color wheel. #bb4f35 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. Burnt Ochre tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#35a0ba) and two others. The Chateau Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Medium Red Violet – 120° from the complementary Pelorous. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #35ba4f and #ba35a0.
In a RGB color space, hex #bb4f35 is made of 59% red, 25% green and 17% blue. In a HSL mode Burnt Ochre has a hue angle of 11.64°, a saturation of 55.83% and a lightness of 47.06%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bb4f35 is made of 0% cyan, 42.35% magenta, 52.55% yellow and 26.67% black ink.
| HEX | #bb4f35 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(187,79,53) |
| RGB Percentage | 59%, 25%, 17% |
| CMYK | 0, 42.35, 52.55, 26.67 |
| HSL | hsl(11.64,55.83%,47.06%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(11.64,71.66%,73.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.5128,41.9693,36.5954) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.9321,16.4138,5.275) |