Barely Brown 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 | #29a |
| Complementary Color | #55cbdc |
| Color Shade: | mid red (7.5° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 60% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Barely Brown Color. The Holland Red color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Mellow Coral (#e0897e) for more calm effect. Try Watermelon Punch as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#55cbdc is the best complementary color to Barely Brown. 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 #d65 complementary color is Viking, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of White are #dc5587 and #dcaa55. Thus found on the left and right of #d65 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cranberry and Di Serria colors as they work well with Barely Brown.
The split-complementary Barely Brown palette consists of #5588dc and #55dcaa colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#55cbdc). Try Havelock Blue and Shamrock colors in combination with #d65, 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 #d65 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 Barely Brown. Thus Royal Blue and Pastel Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Barely Brown contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Viking, Conifer, and Medium Purple split by 90° on the color wheel. #d65 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Barely Brown tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#55cbdc) and two others. The Pastel Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Orchid – 120° from the complementary Viking. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #55dc66 and #dc55cc.
In a RGB color space, hex #dd6655 is made of 54% red, 25% green and 21% blue. In a HSL mode Barely Brown has a hue angle of 7.5°, a saturation of 66.67% and a lightness of 60%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dd6655 is made of 0% cyan, 46.67% magenta, 53.34% yellow and 13.33% black ink.
| HEX | #dd6655 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(221,102,85) |
| RGB Percentage | 54%, 25%, 21% |
| CMYK | 0, 46.67, 53.34, 13.33 |
| HSL | hsl(7.5,66.67%,60%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(7.5,61.54%,86.67%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.589,45.2713,32.0281) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.2099,25.5308,11.6138) |