Brick Orange is vivid, 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 | #3eb5f6 |
| Complementary Color | #087fc1 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (21.2° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 39.61% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Brick Orange Color. The Enfield Brown color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Ancient Bamboo (#da6304) for more energetic effect. Try Pumpkin Skin as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#087fc1 is the best complementary color to Brick Orange. 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 #c14a09 complementary color is Lochmara, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Rock Spray are #c10823 and #c1a608. Thus found on the left and right of #c14a09 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Monza and Buddha Gold colors as they work well with Brick Orange.
The split-complementary Brick Orange palette consists of #0823c1 and #08c1a6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#087fc1). Try Dark Blue and Caribbean Green colors in combination with #c14a09, 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 #c14a09 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 Brick Orange. Thus Purple and Malachite giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Brick Orange contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Lochmara, Harlequin, and Electric Violet split by 90° on the color wheel. #c14a09 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Brick Orange tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#087fc1) and two others. The Malachite is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lipstick – 120° from the complementary Lochmara. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #08c14a and #c1087f.
In a RGB color space, hex #c14a09 is made of 70% red, 27% green and 3% blue. In a HSL mode Brick Orange has a hue angle of 21.2°, a saturation of 91.09% and a lightness of 39.61%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c14a09 is made of 0% cyan, 46.67% magenta, 72.16% yellow and 24.31% black ink.
| HEX | #c14a09 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(193,74,9) |
| RGB Percentage | 70%, 27%, 3% |
| CMYK | 0, 46.67, 72.16, 24.31 |
| HSL | hsl(21.2,91.09%,39.61%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(21.2,95.34%,75.69%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.3069,45.2928,55.471) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.4904,16.2547,2.1051) |