Potting Soil is pale, 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 | #abc6d2 |
| Complementary Color | #2c4854 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (18.46° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 25.29% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Potting Soil Color. The Rokō Brown 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 Walnut Wood (#774e37) for more energetic effect. Try Moose Fur as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#2c4854 is the best complementary color to Potting Soil. 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 #54392d complementary color is Pickled Bluewood, 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 Millbrook are #542c34 and #544c2c. Thus found on the left and right of #54392d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Livid Brown and Woodland colors as they work well with Potting Soil.
The split-complementary Potting Soil palette consists of #2c3454 and #2c544c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#2c4854). Try Pickled Bluewood and Plantation colors in combination with #54392d, 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 #54392d 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 Potting Soil. Thus Martinique and Killarney giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Potting Soil contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pickled Bluewood, Tom Thumb, and Bossanova split by 90° on the color wheel. #54392d 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. Potting Soil tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#2c4854) and two others. The Killarney is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Livid Brown – 120° from the complementary Pickled Bluewood. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #2c5438 and #542c47.
In a RGB color space, hex #54392d is made of 45% red, 31% green and 24% blue. In a HSL mode Potting Soil has a hue angle of 18.46°, a saturation of 30.23% and a lightness of 25.29%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #54392d is made of 0% cyan, 10.59% magenta, 15.29% yellow and 67.06% black ink.
| HEX | #54392d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(84,57,45) |
| RGB Percentage | 45%, 31%, 24% |
| CMYK | 0, 10.59, 15.29, 67.06 |
| HSL | hsl(18.46,30.23%,25.29%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(18.46,46.43%,32.94%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(26.7363,10.2699,12.2665) |
| XYZ | xyz(5.5929,5.0005,3.153) |