Before Winter is calm, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, violet or mid green
| Inverse Color | #4290a9 |
| Complementary Color | #56a3bd |
| Color Shade: | mid red (14.56° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 53.92% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Before Winter Color. The Portsmouth Spice 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 Terra Cotta Clay (#d08f73) for more energetic effect. Try Pico Earth as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#56a3bd is the best complementary color to Before Winter. Cool cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #bd6f56 complementary color is Fountain Blue, 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 Santa Fe are #bd5670 and #bda256. Thus found on the left and right of #bd6f56 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Blush and Husk colors as they work well with Before Winter.
The split-complementary Before Winter palette consists of #5670bd and #56bda2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#56a3bd). Try Indigo and Tradewind colors in combination with #bd6f56, 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 #bd6f56 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 Before Winter. Thus Fuchsia Blue and Fern giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Before Winter contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Fountain Blue, Mantis, and Amethyst split by 90° on the color wheel. #bd6f56 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, cool 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. Before Winter tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#56a3bd) and two others. The Fern is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fuchsia Pink – 120° from the complementary Fountain Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #56bd6f and #bd56a4.
In a RGB color space, hex #bd6f56 is made of 49% red, 29% green and 22% blue. In a HSL mode Before Winter has a hue angle of 14.56°, a saturation of 43.83% and a lightness of 53.92%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bd6f56 is made of 0% cyan, 30.59% magenta, 40.39% yellow and 25.88% black ink.
| HEX | #bd6f56 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(189,111,86) |
| RGB Percentage | 49%, 29%, 22% |
| CMYK | 0, 30.59, 40.39, 25.88 |
| HSL | hsl(14.56,43.83%,53.92%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(14.56,54.5%,74.12%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.9274,28.3532,27.145) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.3504,22.8596,11.7222) |