African Bubinga Color

#c7927a

African Bubinga is pale, 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 #386d85
Complementary Color #79afc7
Color Shade: warm red (18.7° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 62.94% (better contrasting with white)
African Bubinga Color Sample
African Bubinga Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #c7927a

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to African Bubinga Color. The Butter Rum color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Crushed Cinnamon (#b7735e) for more calm effect. Try Blonde Lace as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#79afc7 is the best complementary color to African Bubinga. 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 #c7927a complementary color is Glacier, 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 #c77988 and #c7b879. Thus found on the left and right of #c7927a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Puce and Laser colors as they work well with African Bubinga.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary African Bubinga palette consists of #7988c7 and #79c7b8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#79afc7). Try Ship Cove and Monte Carlo colors in combination with #c7927a, 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 #c7927a 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 African Bubinga. Thus Blue Marguerite and De York giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of African Bubinga contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Glacier, De York, and East Side split by 90° on the color wheel. #c7927a 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. African Bubinga tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#79afc7) 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 #79c792 and #c779af.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #c7927a is made of 43% red, 31% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode African Bubinga has a hue angle of 18.7°, a saturation of 40.74% and a lightness of 62.94%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c7927a is made of 0% cyan, 20.79% magenta, 30.2% yellow and 21.96% black ink.

HEX #c7927a
RGB Decimal rgb(199,146,122)
RGB Percentage 43%, 31%, 26%
CMYK 0, 20.79, 30.2, 21.96
HSL hsl(18.7,40.74%,62.94%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(18.7,38.69%,78.04%)
CIE-LAB lab(65.0458,16.878,20.5765)
XYZ xyz(37.3449,34.105,23.027)
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