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#B8564F

#b8564f ≈ Redwood

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#b8564f is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.16% red, 33.73% green and 30.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 53.26% magenta, 57.07% yellow and 27.84% black. Its hue angle is 4°, with 42.51% saturation and 51.57% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with energy, passion and urgency. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.69:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Redwood (#a45a52), ΔE 4.4.

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Relative luminance0.1741

Complementary

  1. #b8564f
  2. #4fb1b8

Split complementary

  1. #b8564f
  2. #4fb88b
  3. #4f7db8

Analogous

  1. #b84f7d
  2. #b8564f
  3. #b88b4f

Triadic

  1. #b8564f
  2. #4fb856
  3. #564fb8

Tetradic

  1. #b8564f
  2. #b1b84f
  3. #4fb1b8
  4. #564fb8

Square

  1. #b8564f
  2. #7db84f
  3. #4fb1b8
  4. #8b4fb8

Monochromatic

  1. #4e2320
  2. #853b36
  3. #b8564f
  4. #ce8a86
  5. #e4bfbc

Shades

#b8564f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b8564f
  2. #a64d47
  3. #93453f
  4. #813c37
  5. #6e342f
  6. #5c2b28
  7. #4a2220
  8. #371a18
  9. #251110
  10. #120908
  11. #000000

Tints

#b8564f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b8564f
  2. #bf6761
  3. #c67872
  4. #cd8984
  5. #d49a95
  6. #dcaba7
  7. #e3bbb9
  8. #eaccca
  9. #f1dddc
  10. #f8eeed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b8564f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b8564f
  2. #b25a54
  3. #ad5e59
  4. #a7635e
  5. #a26763
  6. #9c6b68
  7. #966f6c
  8. #917371
  9. #8b7876
  10. #867c7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #946967 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6e674e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #867c4d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c84655 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #91614e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9c6f4e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c24d53 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b8564f {
  color: #b8564f;
}
Background
.bg-b8564f {
  background-color: #b8564f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b8564f {
  border: 2px solid #b8564f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b8564f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 184 86 79;
  --color-primary-hsl: 4 43% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b8564f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b8564f, #b88b4f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b8564f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(184 86 79 / 0.35);
}

#a45a52 Redwood ΔE 4.40 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 5.34 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 7.03 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 7.31 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 9.31 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 9.43 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 9.45 #47a9b0 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Redwood
#b8564f  rgb(184, 86, 79)  hsl(4, 43%, 52%)  Redwood
#4fb1b8  rgb(79, 177, 184)  hsl(184, 43%, 52%)  Verdigris
#4fb856  rgb(79, 184, 86)  hsl(124, 43%, 52%)  Mantis
#564fb8  rgb(86, 79, 184)  hsl(244, 43%, 52%)  Iris