Hickory Tint Color

#bc916f

Hickory Tint 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 #436e90
Complementary Color #6f9abc
Color Shade: warm red (26.49° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 58.63% (better contrasting with white)
Hickory Tint Color Sample
Hickory Tint Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #bc916f

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Hickory Tint Color. The Cocoa Froth color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Restrained Gold (#d2b084) for more energetic effect. Try Harvest Home as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#6f9abc is the best complementary color to Hickory Tint. 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 #bc916f complementary color is Ship Cove, 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 Muddy Waters are #bc6f73 and #bcb76f. Thus found on the left and right of #bc916f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Turkish Rose and Gimblet colors as they work well with Hickory Tint.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Hickory Tint palette consists of #6f73bc and #6fbcb7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6f9abc). Try Ship Cove and Neptune colors in combination with #bc916f, 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 #bc916f 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 Hickory Tint. Thus Wisteria and Silver Tree giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Hickory Tint contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Ship Cove, Fern, and Wisteria split by 90° on the color wheel. #bc916f 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. Hickory Tint tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#6f9abc) and two others. The Silver Tree is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Turkish Rose – 120° from the complementary Ship Cove. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6fbc91 and #bc6f99.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #bc916f is made of 42% red, 33% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode Hickory Tint has a hue angle of 26.49°, a saturation of 36.49% and a lightness of 58.63%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bc916f is made of 0% cyan, 16.87% magenta, 30.2% yellow and 26.27% black ink.

HEX #bc916f
RGB Decimal rgb(188,145,111)
RGB Percentage 42%, 33%, 25%
CMYK 0, 16.87, 30.2, 26.27
HSL hsl(26.49,36.49%,58.63%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(26.49,40.96%,73.73%)
CIE-LAB lab(63.4171,11.6919,24.2789)
XYZ xyz(33.7337,32.0899,19.4549)
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