Pheasant Color

#c68463

Pheasant 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 #397b9c
Complementary Color #63a4c6
Color Shade: warm red (20° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 58.24% (better contrasting with white)
Pheasant Color Sample
Pheasant Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #c68463

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Pheasant Color. The Cedar Grove color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Brown Wood (#b4674d) for more calm effect. Try Fresh Croissant as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#63a4c6 is the best complementary color to Pheasant. 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 #c68463 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 Antique Brass are #c66373 and #c6b563. Thus found on the left and right of #c68463 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Contessa and Laser colors as they work well with Pheasant.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Pheasant palette consists of #6373c6 and #63c6b5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#63a4c6). Try Blue Marguerite and Downy colors in combination with #c68463, 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 #c68463 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 Pheasant. Thus Blue Marguerite and Emerald giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Pheasant contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Fountain Blue, Mantis, and Amethyst split by 90° on the color wheel. #c68463 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. Pheasant tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#63a4c6) and two others. The Emerald is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Hopbush – 120° from the complementary Fountain Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #63c684 and #c663a4.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #c68463 is made of 46% red, 31% green and 23% blue. In a HSL mode Pheasant has a hue angle of 20°, a saturation of 46.48% and a lightness of 58.24%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c68463 is made of 0% cyan, 25.89% magenta, 38.83% yellow and 22.35% black ink.

HEX #c68463
RGB Decimal rgb(198,132,99)
RGB Percentage 46%, 31%, 23%
CMYK 0, 25.89, 38.83, 22.35
HSL hsl(20,46.48%,58.24%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(20,50%,77.65%)
CIE-LAB lab(61.141,21.7067,28.126)
XYZ xyz(33.7921,29.4091,15.6999)
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