Boneyard Color

#bb9977

Boneyard is pale, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or cool green

Inverse Color #468
Complementary Color #7798bb
Color Shade: warm red (30° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 60% (better contrasting with white)
Boneyard Color Sample
Boneyard Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #bb9977

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Boneyard Color. The Cuddlepot 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 saturated alternative called Cowboy Hat (#b27d50) for more energetic effect. Try Windsor Greige as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#7798bb is the best complementary color to Boneyard. Blue cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b97 complementary color is Ship Cove, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, warm red, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of White are #b77 and #babb77. Thus found on the left and right of #b97 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching White and Gimblet colors as they work well with Boneyard.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Boneyard palette consists of #77b and #77babb colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7798bb). Try White and Neptune colors in combination with #b97, 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 #b97 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 Boneyard. Thus Purple Mountain's Majesty and White giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Boneyard contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Ship Cove, White, and Bouquet split by 90° on the color wheel. #b97 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, blue cyan and mid 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. Boneyard tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#7798bb) and two others. The White is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and White – 120° from the complementary Ship Cove. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7b9 and #b79.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #bb9977 is made of 41% red, 33% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Boneyard has a hue angle of 30°, a saturation of 33.33% and a lightness of 60%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bb9977 is made of 0% cyan, 13.33% magenta, 26.66% yellow and 26.67% black ink.

HEX #bb9977
RGB Decimal rgb(187,153,119)
RGB Percentage 41%, 33%, 26%
CMYK 0, 13.33, 26.66, 26.67
HSL hsl(30,33.33%,60%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(30,36.36%,73.33%)
CIE-LAB lab(65.4981,7.828,22.6404)
XYZ xyz(35.2145,34.6792,22.2905)
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