As the name suggests, the color of brick is a natural shade that a brick made of red-burning clay has. It was once believed that masonry should be ennobled with plaster and whitewash, but today's designers see a kind of aesthetic in such rough rustic surfaces and shades.
This color attracts not only those who work with the interior and exterior of the premises, it is widely used by fashion designers, artists, website developers, photographers, and culinary specialists.
Features
The international hexadecimal hue code is # 884535. The color of the brick is a bit like terracotta, but not so saturated. Other shades close in gamut: grayish-red, sienna, red-brown.
The warm color of the brick refers to a calm autumn range. It creates a peaceful atmosphere. It is used to create interiors and images in a variety of styles: from natural with its natural textures and natural shades to expressive Moroccan with hot summer colors and aromas of spices.
How to get a shade
Artists know that a brick color consists of several basic tones. You can cook it yourself. To obtain a brick-colored paint, red, black, brown are mixed. In some cases, a few drops of yellow are required to give the shade the necessary warmth. The dominant shade in obtaining brick is red: it is required the most.
Similar actions when tinting white paint with concentrated pigments. Red is first added to the paint, carefully mixed with a mixer. Then a little black pigment is introduced. After each time, the paint should be mixed well and try to apply smears to the surface. Note that when dried, the color will be a little lighter. In addition to black, you can use other shades: red-brown, brown umber, terracotta. Prefer warm shades of pigment.
An important rule: immediately paint the entire amount of paint that will have to be used. Otherwise there will be a risk of not getting into color when tinting again.
Compatibility with other shades
Brick color is good in many color selections. Both warm and cold shades can be adjacent to it. It is in perfect harmony with the whole red-brown gamut: from pale peach to deep carmine. This shade is combined with the colors of the blue-green palette: turquoise, wormwood, cypress, aquamarine. A good result can be obtained by mixing brick with cold shades of gray.
Brick in the interior
The easiest and most charismatic way to get this shade is to use natural brick. It is durable, easy to use, practical and very beautiful. It so happens that in the old houses of the pre-war and pre-revolutionary buildings during the repair work found walls, arches, red brick fireplaces. Often the owners of such a treasure try to preserve it. In this case, the brickwork is cleaned of plaster, covered with a layer of protective impregnation that does not change its natural noble color. You can support the effect by using natural wood elements, beautiful textures, forged elements, furniture and textiles in the corresponding classic style with a touch of retro in the interior.
Color brick in clothes
Clothing designers prefer to use this color to create autumn collections. The clothes in this gamut are best suited to “woman-winter” and “autumn”. Summer and spring color types may look faded against the background of this rather expressive shade.
Especially impressive in this color are warm cozy things: sweaters, snoods, scarves, knitted coats.
In jewelry, this shade is also quite common. Some breeds of agate, jasper, bull's eye and aventurine are painted in brick red. These stones combine with silver, brass, copper.