Northern Barrens Dust 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 | #218bc3 |
| Complementary Color | #3ca6de |
| Color Shade: | warm red (20.74° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 55.29% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Northern Barrens Dust Color. The Summer Memory color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Orange Drop (#e18e3f) for more energetic effect. Try Pumpkin Toast as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#3ca6de is the best complementary color to Northern Barrens Dust. 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 #de743c complementary color is Picton Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Red Damask are #de3c54 and #dec53c. Thus found on the left and right of #de743c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cerise Red and Anzac colors as they work well with Northern Barrens Dust.
The split-complementary Northern Barrens Dust palette consists of #3c54de and #3cdec5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3ca6de). Try Royal Blue and Turquoise colors in combination with #de743c, 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 #de743c 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 Northern Barrens Dust. Thus Purple Heart and Shamrock giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Northern Barrens Dust contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Picton Blue, Atlantis, and Medium Purple split by 90° on the color wheel. #de743c square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Northern Barrens Dust tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#3ca6de) and two others. The Shamrock is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cerise – 120° from the complementary Picton Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3cde74 and #de3ca5.
In a RGB color space, hex #de743c is made of 56% red, 29% green and 15% blue. In a HSL mode Northern Barrens Dust has a hue angle of 20.74°, a saturation of 71.05% and a lightness of 55.29%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #de743c is made of 0% cyan, 41.57% magenta, 63.53% yellow and 12.94% black ink.
| HEX | #de743c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(222,116,60) |
| RGB Percentage | 56%, 29%, 15% |
| CMYK | 0, 41.57, 63.53, 12.94 |
| HSL | hsl(20.74,71.05%,55.29%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(20.74,72.97%,87.06%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.2006,37.2398,48.3651) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.1852,28.3466,7.7865) |