Palomino Color

#bb7744

Palomino is calm, 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 #48b
Complementary Color #48b
Color Shade: warm red (25.71° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 50% (better contrasting with white)
Palomino Color Sample
Palomino Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #bb7744

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Palomino Color. The Burnt Pumpkin color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Lion's Mane Blonde (#946b41) for more calm effect. Try Honey Yellow as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#48b is the best complementary color to Palomino. 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 #b74 complementary color is White, 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 #bb444c and #bbb244. Thus found on the left and right of #b74 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Chestnut and Roti colors as they work well with Palomino.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Palomino palette consists of #444cbb and #44bbb2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#48b). Try Indigo and Puerto Rico colors in combination with #b74, 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 #b74 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 Palomino. Thus Studio and White giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Palomino contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary White, Apple, and Amethyst split by 90° on the color wheel. #b74 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. Palomino tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#48b) and two others. The White is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and White – 120° from the complementary White. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4b7 and #b48.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #bb7744 is made of 50% red, 32% green and 18% blue. In a HSL mode Palomino has a hue angle of 25.71°, a saturation of 46.67% and a lightness of 50%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bb7744 is made of 0% cyan, 26.66% magenta, 46.66% yellow and 26.67% black ink.

HEX #bb7744
RGB Decimal rgb(187,119,68)
RGB Percentage 50%, 32%, 18%
CMYK 0, 26.66, 46.66, 26.67
HSL hsl(25.71,46.67%,50%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(25.71,63.64%,73.33%)
CIE-LAB lab(56.2634,21.7414,38.607)
XYZ xyz(28.1337,24.1758,8.6524)
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