Meteor 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 | #448bce |
| Complementary Color | #3077bb |
| Color Shade: | warm red (29.13° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 46.27% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Meteor Color. The Bronze Leaf 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 Brass Yellow (#b58735) for more calm effect. Try Shade of Marigold as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#3077bb is the best complementary color to Meteor. 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 #bb7431 complementary color is Mariner, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Copper are #bb3032 and #bbb830. Thus found on the left and right of #bb7431 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Well Read and Earls Green colors as they work well with Meteor.
The split-complementary Meteor palette consists of #3033bb and #30bbb9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3077bb). Try Governor Bay and Pelorous colors in combination with #bb7431, 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 #bb7431 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 Meteor. Thus Purple Heart and Jungle Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Meteor contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mariner, Apple, and Vivid Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #bb7431 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Meteor tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#3077bb) and two others. The Jungle Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Hibiscus – 120° from the complementary Mariner. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #30bb73 and #bb3078.
In a RGB color space, hex #bb7431 is made of 53% red, 33% green and 14% blue. In a HSL mode Meteor has a hue angle of 29.13°, a saturation of 58.47% and a lightness of 46.27%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bb7431 is made of 0% cyan, 27.84% magenta, 54.11% yellow and 26.67% black ink.
| HEX | #bb7431 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(187,116,49) |
| RGB Percentage | 53%, 33%, 14% |
| CMYK | 0, 27.84, 54.11, 26.67 |
| HSL | hsl(29.13,58.47%,46.27%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(29.13,73.8%,73.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.3569,22.2971,47.0903) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.2933,23.2773,5.9602) |