Brandy Rose Color

#bb8983

Brandy Rose is pale, 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 #44767c
Complementary Color #83b4bb
Color Shade: mid red (6.43° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 62.35% (better contrasting with white)
Brandy Rose Color Sample
Brandy Rose Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #bb8983

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Brandy Rose Color. The Pink Ginger color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Weathered Saddle (#b5745c) for more energetic effect. Try Sable Cloaked as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#83b4bb is the best complementary color to Brandy Rose. 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 #bb8983 complementary color is Neptune, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Brandy Rose are #bb8398 and #bba583. Thus found on the left and right of #bb8983 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Oriental Pink and Mongoose colors as they work well with Brandy Rose.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Brandy Rose palette consists of #8398bb and #83bba5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#83b4bb). Try Wild Blue Yonder and Acapulco colors in combination with #bb8983, 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 #bb8983 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 Brandy Rose. Thus Wild Blue Yonder and De York giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Brandy Rose contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Neptune, Olivine, and Lavender Purple split by 90° on the color wheel. #bb8983 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet 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. Brandy Rose tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#83b4bb) and two others. The De York is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bouquet – 120° from the complementary Neptune. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #83bb89 and #bb83b4.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #bb8983 is made of 41% red, 30% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Brandy Rose has a hue angle of 6.43°, a saturation of 29.17% and a lightness of 62.35%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bb8983 is made of 0% cyan, 19.6% magenta, 21.96% yellow and 26.67% black ink.

HEX #bb8983
RGB Decimal rgb(187,137,131)
RGB Percentage 41%, 30%, 29%
CMYK 0, 19.6, 21.96, 26.67
HSL hsl(6.43,29.17%,62.35%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(6.43,29.95%,73.33%)
CIE-LAB lab(61.7359,18.2451,10.7255)
XYZ xyz(33.5359,30.0948,25.5141)
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