Briar Rose is calm, warm-toned shade of cool red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green
| Inverse Color | #3f8d7e |
| Complementary Color | #72bfb1 |
| Color Shade: | cool red (348.46° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 60% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Briar Rose Color. The Alsike Clover Red color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Profound Pink (#c39297) for more calm effect. Try Pimm's as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#72bfb1 is the best complementary color to Briar Rose. Warm cyan shades generally complement the cool red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c07281 complementary color is Neptune, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Old Rose are #bf72a7 and #bf8a72. Thus found on the left and right of #c07281 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Viola and Old Rose colors as they work well with Briar Rose.
The split-complementary Briar Rose palette consists of #72a8bf and #72bf8a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#72bfb1). Try Glacier and De York colors in combination with #c07281, 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 #c07281 offers a combination of cool blue and warm green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Briar Rose. Thus Ship Cove and Mantis giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Briar Rose contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Neptune, Olivine, and Wisteria split by 90° on the color wheel. #c07281 square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Briar Rose tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#72bfb1) and two others. The Mantis is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Wisteria – 120° from the complementary Neptune. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #81bf72 and #b072bf.
In a RGB color space, hex #c07281 is made of 44% red, 26% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Briar Rose has a hue angle of 348.46°, a saturation of 38.24% and a lightness of 60%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c07281 is made of 0% cyan, 30.58% magenta, 24.7% yellow and 24.71% black ink.
| HEX | #c07281 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(192,114,129) |
| RGB Percentage | 44%, 26%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 30.58, 24.7, 24.71 |
| HSL | hsl(348.46,38.24%,60%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(348.46,40.63%,75.29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.9056,32.5625,5.0727) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.718,24.8261,23.8891) |