Barbecue Color

#c26157

Barbecue 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 #3d9ea8
Complementary Color #57b7c2
Color Shade: mid red (5.61° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 55.1% (better contrasting with white)
Barbecue Color Sample
Barbecue Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #c26157

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Barbecue Color. The Red Tomato color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Glitzy Red (#af413b) for more energetic effect. Try Earthworm as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#57b7c2 is the best complementary color to Barbecue. 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 #c26157 complementary color is Fountain Blue, 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 Fuzzy Wuzzy Brown are #c25782 and #c29657. Thus found on the left and right of #c26157 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mulberry and Twine colors as they work well with Barbecue.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Barbecue palette consists of #5782c2 and #57c296 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#57b7c2). Try Indigo and Emerald colors in combination with #c26157, 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 #c26157 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 Barbecue. Thus Blue Violet and Emerald giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Barbecue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Fountain Blue, Mantis, and Amethyst split by 90° on the color wheel. #c26157 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. Barbecue tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#57b7c2) and two others. The Emerald is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fuchsia Pink – 120° from the complementary Fountain Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #57c261 and #c257b8.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #c26157 is made of 51% red, 26% green and 23% blue. In a HSL mode Barbecue has a hue angle of 5.61°, a saturation of 46.72% and a lightness of 55.1%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c26157 is made of 0% cyan, 38.04% magenta, 41.96% yellow and 23.92% black ink.

HEX #c26157
RGB Decimal rgb(194,97,87)
RGB Percentage 51%, 26%, 23%
CMYK 0, 38.04, 41.96, 23.92
HSL hsl(5.61,46.72%,55.1%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(5.61,55.15%,76.08%)
CIE-LAB lab(52.6271,37.8461,23.7154)
XYZ xyz(28.2431,20.7068,11.5251)
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