Oxide Color

#bf7657

Oxide is calm, 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 #4089a8
Complementary Color #579fbf
Color Shade: warm red (17.88° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 54.51% (better contrasting with white)
Oxide Color Sample
Oxide Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #bf7657

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Oxide Color. The Martian Ironearth color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Sunstone (#c7887f) for more calm effect. Try Portrait Tone as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#579fbf is the best complementary color to Oxide. 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 #bf7657 complementary color is Fountain Blue, 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 Contessa are #bf576c and #bfaa57. Thus found on the left and right of #bf7657 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Fuzzy Wuzzy Brown and Husk colors as they work well with Oxide.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Oxide palette consists of #576cbf and #57bfaa colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#579fbf). Try Indigo and Fountain Blue colors in combination with #bf7657, 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 #bf7657 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 Oxide. Thus Fuchsia Blue and Emerald giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Oxide contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Fountain Blue, Mantis, and Amethyst split by 90° on the color wheel. #bf7657 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. Oxide tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#579fbf) and two others. The Emerald is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mulberry – 120° from the complementary Fountain Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #57bf76 and #bf579f.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #bf7657 is made of 48% red, 30% green and 22% blue. In a HSL mode Oxide has a hue angle of 17.88°, a saturation of 44.83% and a lightness of 54.51%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bf7657 is made of 0% cyan, 28.63% magenta, 40.78% yellow and 25.1% black ink.

HEX #bf7657
RGB Decimal rgb(191,118,87)
RGB Percentage 48%, 30%, 22%
CMYK 0, 28.63, 40.78, 25.1
HSL hsl(17.88,44.83%,54.51%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(17.88,54.45%,74.9%)
CIE-LAB lab(56.8029,25.4295,29.04)
XYZ xyz(29.6846,24.7214,12.224)
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