Foxen Color

#bf8e7f

Foxen is pale, 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 #407180
Complementary Color #7fb0bf
Color Shade: mid red (14.06° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 62.35% (better contrasting with white)
Foxen Color Sample
Foxen Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #bf8e7f

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Foxen Color. The Clovedust color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Powdered Allspice (#c9ab9a) for more calm effect. Try New England Brick as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#7fb0bf is the best complementary color to Foxen. 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 #bf8e7f complementary color is Glacier, 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 Brandy Rose are #bf7f90 and #bfae7f. Thus found on the left and right of #bf8e7f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Old Rose and Indian Khaki colors as they work well with Foxen.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Foxen palette consists of #7f8fbf and #7fbfae colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7fb0bf). Try Ship Cove and Neptune colors in combination with #bf8e7f, 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 #bf8e7f 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 Foxen. Thus Purple Mountain's Majesty and De York giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Foxen contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Glacier, Olivine, and Purple Mountain's Majesty split by 90° on the color wheel. #bf8e7f 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. Foxen tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#7fb0bf) and two others. The De York is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Viola – 120° from the complementary Glacier. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7fbf8e and #bf7fb0.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #bf8e7f is made of 42% red, 31% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Foxen has a hue angle of 14.06°, a saturation of 33.33% and a lightness of 62.35%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bf8e7f is made of 0% cyan, 19.21% magenta, 25.1% yellow and 25.1% black ink.

HEX #bf8e7f
RGB Decimal rgb(191,142,127)
RGB Percentage 42%, 31%, 28%
CMYK 0, 19.21, 25.1, 25.1
HSL hsl(14.06,33.33%,62.35%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(14.06,33.51%,74.9%)
CIE-LAB lab(63.3054,16.5132,15.249)
XYZ xyz(34.9896,31.9547,24.4024)
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