Deep Fire Color

#bf5c42

Deep Fire 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 #40a3bd
Complementary Color #41a5bf
Color Shade: mid red (12.48° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 50.39% (better contrasting with white)
Deep Fire Color Sample
Deep Fire Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #bf5c42

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Deep Fire Color. The Coconut 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 soft alternative called Monarch Migration (#bf764c) for more calm effect. Try Rum Punch as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#41a5bf is the best complementary color to Deep Fire. 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 #bf5c42 complementary color is Pelorous, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

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 #bf4166 and #bf9a41. Thus found on the left and right of #bf5c42 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Blush and Tussock colors as they work well with Deep Fire.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Deep Fire palette consists of #4166bf and #41bf9a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#41a5bf). Try Indigo and Puerto Rico colors in combination with #bf5c42, 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 #bf5c42 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 Deep Fire. Thus Studio and Chateau Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Deep Fire contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pelorous, Apple, and Fuchsia Blue split by 90° on the color wheel. #bf5c42 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet 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. Deep Fire tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#41a5bf) and two others. The Chateau Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mulberry – 120° from the complementary Pelorous. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #41bf5c and #bf41a4.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #bf5c42 is made of 55% red, 26% green and 19% blue. In a HSL mode Deep Fire has a hue angle of 12.48°, a saturation of 49.41% and a lightness of 50.39%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bf5c42 is made of 0% cyan, 38.82% magenta, 49.02% yellow and 25.1% black ink.

HEX #bf5c42
RGB Decimal rgb(191,92,66)
RGB Percentage 55%, 26%, 19%
CMYK 0, 38.82, 49.02, 25.1
HSL hsl(12.48,49.41%,50.39%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(12.48,65.45%,74.9%)
CIE-LAB lab(50.832,37.7347,33.3908)
XYZ xyz(26.2964,19.124,7.4596)
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