Ochre Maroon Color

#cc7733

Ochre Maroon is soft, 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 #38c
Complementary Color #3287cc
Color Shade: warm red (26.67° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 50% (better contrasting with white)
Ochre Maroon Color Sample
Ochre Maroon Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #cc7733

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Ochre Maroon Color. The Honey Yellow color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Smoke Tree (#bb5f34) for more calm effect. Try Anzac as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#3287cc is the best complementary color to Ochre Maroon. 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 #c73 complementary color is Curious 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 White are #cc323b and #ccc332. Thus found on the left and right of #c73 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Persian Red and Old Gold colors as they work well with Ochre Maroon.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Ochre Maroon palette consists of #323bcc and #32ccc3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3287cc). Try Governor Bay and Turquoise colors in combination with #c73, 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 #c73 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 Ochre Maroon. Thus Purple Heart and Shamrock giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Ochre Maroon contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Curious Blue, Apple, and Amethyst split by 90° on the color wheel. #c73 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. Ochre Maroon tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#3287cc) and two others. The Shamrock is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Medium Red Violet – 120° from the complementary Curious Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #32cc77 and #cc3288.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #cc7733 is made of 55% red, 32% green and 14% blue. In a HSL mode Ochre Maroon has a hue angle of 26.67°, a saturation of 60% and a lightness of 50%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cc7733 is made of 0% cyan, 33.33% magenta, 60% yellow and 20% black ink.

HEX #cc7733
RGB Decimal rgb(204,119,51)
RGB Percentage 55%, 32%, 14%
CMYK 0, 33.33, 60, 20
HSL hsl(26.67,60%,50%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(26.67,75%,80%)
CIE-LAB lab(58.2925,27.9575,49.8813)
XYZ xyz(32.0962,26.27,6.5109)
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