Firenze Color

#bc7256

Firenze 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 #438da9
Complementary Color #56a0bc
Color Shade: warm red (16.47° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 53.73% (better contrasting with white)
Firenze Color Sample
Firenze Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #bc7256

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Firenze Color. The Cajun Red 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 African Bubinga (#c7927a) for more calm effect. Try Cameo Brown as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#56a0bc is the best complementary color to Firenze. 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 #bc7256 complementary color is Fountain Blue, 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 Santa Fe are #bc566d and #bca556. Thus found on the left and right of #bc7256 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Blush and Husk colors as they work well with Firenze.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Firenze palette consists of #566dbc and #56bca5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#56a0bc). Try Indigo and Tradewind colors in combination with #bc7256, 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 #bc7256 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 Firenze. Thus Fuchsia Blue and Fern giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Firenze contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Fountain Blue, Mantis, and Amethyst split by 90° on the color wheel. #bc7256 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. Firenze tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#56a0bc) and two others. The Fern is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mulberry – 120° from the complementary Fountain Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #56bc72 and #bc569f.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #bc7256 is made of 48% red, 29% green and 22% blue. In a HSL mode Firenze has a hue angle of 16.47°, a saturation of 43.22% and a lightness of 53.73%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bc7256 is made of 0% cyan, 29.02% magenta, 40% yellow and 26.27% black ink.

HEX #bc7256
RGB Decimal rgb(188,114,86)
RGB Percentage 48%, 29%, 22%
CMYK 0, 29.02, 40, 26.27
HSL hsl(16.47,43.22%,53.73%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(16.47,54.26%,73.73%)
CIE-LAB lab(55.4798,26.3082,27.8293)
XYZ xyz(28.4361,23.3979,11.8216)
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