Ruddy Brown Color

#bb6528

Ruddy Brown is soft, 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 #449ad7
Complementary Color #287dbb
Color Shade: warm red (24.9° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 44.51% (better contrasting with white)
Ruddy Brown Color Sample
Ruddy Brown Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #bb6528

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Ruddy Brown Color. The Roasted Pecan color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Clay Terrace (#d4823c) for more calm effect. Try Golden Bell as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#287dbb is the best complementary color to Ruddy Brown. 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 #bb6528 complementary color is Mariner, 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 Tuscany are #bb2834 and #bbae28. Thus found on the left and right of #bb6528 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tall Poppy and Hokey Pokey colors as they work well with Ruddy Brown.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Ruddy Brown palette consists of #2834bb and #28bbae colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#287dbb). Try Governor Bay and Java colors in combination with #bb6528, 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 #bb6528 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 Ruddy Brown. Thus Purple Heart and Jungle Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Ruddy Brown contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mariner, Forest Green, and Purple Heart split by 90° on the color wheel. #bb6528 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. Ruddy Brown tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#287dbb) and two others. The Jungle Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Medium Red Violet – 120° from the complementary Mariner. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #28bb64 and #bb287d.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #bb6528 is made of 57% red, 31% green and 12% blue. In a HSL mode Ruddy Brown has a hue angle of 24.9°, a saturation of 64.76% and a lightness of 44.51%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bb6528 is made of 0% cyan, 33.72% magenta, 57.64% yellow and 26.67% black ink.

HEX #bb6528
RGB Decimal rgb(187,101,40)
RGB Percentage 57%, 31%, 12%
CMYK 0, 33.72, 57.64, 26.67
HSL hsl(24.9,64.76%,44.51%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(24.9,78.61%,73.33%)
CIE-LAB lab(51.8659,30.0828,47.723)
XYZ xyz(25.5302,20.0254,4.5272)
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