Foxtail is pale, 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 | #437691 |
| Complementary Color | #6ea1bc |
| Color Shade: | warm red (20.77° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 58.43% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Foxtail Color. The Kangaroo Pouch color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Amaretto (#ab6f60) for more calm effect. Try Blast-Off Bronze as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#6ea1bc is the best complementary color to Foxtail. 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 #bc896e complementary color is Glacier, 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 Muddy Waters are #bc6e7a and #bcb06e. Thus found on the left and right of #bc896e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Turkish Rose and Gimblet colors as they work well with Foxtail.
The split-complementary Foxtail palette consists of #6e79bc and #6ebcb0 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6ea1bc). Try Ship Cove and Tradewind colors in combination with #bc896e, 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 #bc896e 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 Foxtail. Thus Wisteria and Silver Tree giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Foxtail contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Glacier, Mantis, and Wisteria split by 90° on the color wheel. #bc896e 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. Foxtail tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#6ea1bc) and two others. The Silver Tree is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tapestry – 120° from the complementary Glacier. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6ebc89 and #bc6ea1.
In a RGB color space, hex #bc896e is made of 43% red, 31% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode Foxtail has a hue angle of 20.77°, a saturation of 36.79% and a lightness of 58.43%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bc896e is made of 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 30.59% yellow and 26.27% black ink.
| HEX | #bc896e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(188,137,110) |
| RGB Percentage | 43%, 31%, 25% |
| CMYK | 0, 20, 30.59, 26.27 |
| HSL | hsl(20.77,36.79%,58.43%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(20.77,41.49%,73.73%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.4019,16.006,22.1358) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.4992,29.7085,18.7733) |