Umbral Umber Color

#520200

Umbral Umber is deep, 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 #adfdff
Complementary Color #005052
Color Shade: mid red (1.46° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 16.08% (better contrasting with white)
Umbral Umber Color Sample
Umbral Umber Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #520200

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Umbral Umber Color. The Liquorice Red color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Gochujang Red (#770000) for more calm effect. Try Notes of Plum as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#005052 is the best complementary color to Umbral Umber. 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 #520200 complementary color is Sherpa Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Rosewood are #520026 and #522b00. Thus found on the left and right of #520200 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Castro and Saddle Brown colors as they work well with Umbral Umber.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Umbral Umber palette consists of #002652 and #00522b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#005052). Try Prussian Blue and Kaitoke Green colors in combination with #520200, 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 #520200 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 Umbral Umber. Thus Stratos and Crusoe giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Umbral Umber contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Sherpa Blue, Verdun Green, and Cherry Pie split by 90° on the color wheel. #520200 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet 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. Umbral Umber tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#005052) and two others. The Crusoe is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pompadour – 120° from the complementary Sherpa Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #005202 and #520050.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #520200 is made of 98% red, 2% green and 0% blue. In a HSL mode Umbral Umber has a hue angle of 1.46°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 16.08%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #520200 is made of 0% cyan, 31.38% magenta, 32.16% yellow and 67.84% black ink.

HEX #520200
RGB Decimal rgb(82,2,0)
RGB Percentage 98%, 2%, 0%
CMYK 0, 31.38, 32.16, 67.84
HSL hsl(1.46,100%,16.08%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(1.46,100%,32.16%)
CIE-LAB lab(14.6089,34.4333,22.755)
XYZ xyz(3.5014,1.8373,0.1701)
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