Best of the Bunch is soft, 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 | #42abbd |
| Complementary Color | #41aabd |
| Color Shade: | mid red (8.78° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 50% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Best of the Bunch Color. The Kite Brown color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Red Damask (#cb6f4a) for more energetic effect. Try Red Coral as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#41aabd is the best complementary color to Best of the Bunch. 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 #bd5442 complementary color is Pelorous, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Crail are #bd416d and #bd9141. Thus found on the left and right of #bd5442 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Blush and Tussock colors as they work well with Best of the Bunch.
The split-complementary Best of the Bunch palette consists of #416dbd and #41bd91 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#41aabd). Try Indigo and Keppel colors in combination with #bd5442, 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 #bd5442 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 Best of the Bunch. Thus Blue Violet and Chateau Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Best of the Bunch contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pelorous, Sushi, and Fuchsia Blue split by 90° on the color wheel. #bd5442 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Best of the Bunch tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#41aabd) and two others. The Chateau Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fuchsia Pink – 120° from the complementary Pelorous. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #41bd54 and #bd41aa.
In a RGB color space, hex #bd5442 is made of 56% red, 25% green and 19% blue. In a HSL mode Best of the Bunch has a hue angle of 8.78°, a saturation of 48.24% and a lightness of 50%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bd5442 is made of 0% cyan, 41.18% magenta, 48.24% yellow and 25.88% black ink.
| HEX | #bd5442 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(189,84,66) |
| RGB Percentage | 56%, 25%, 19% |
| CMYK | 0, 41.18, 48.24, 25.88 |
| HSL | hsl(8.78,48.24%,50%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(8.78,65.08%,74.12%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.9492,41.0026,31.0405) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.14,17.5528,7.2173) |