Arresting Auburn Color

#5a3532

Arresting Auburn is pale, 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 #a5cacd
Complementary Color #31575a
Color Shade: mid red (4.5° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 27.45% (better contrasting with white)
Arresting Auburn Color Sample
Arresting Auburn Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #5a3532

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Arresting Auburn Color. The Leather Clutch 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 saturated alternative called Dark Cherry Mocha (#774d41) for more energetic effect. Try Susu-Take Bamboo as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#31575a is the best complementary color to Arresting Auburn. 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 #5a3532 complementary color is Spectra, 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 Congo Brown are #5a3142 and #5a4931. Thus found on the left and right of #5a3532 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Livid Brown and Millbrook colors as they work well with Arresting Auburn.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Arresting Auburn palette consists of #31435a and #315a49 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#31575a). Try Pickled Bluewood and Stromboli colors in combination with #5a3532, 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 #5a3532 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 Arresting Auburn. Thus Martinique and Killarney giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Arresting Auburn contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Spectra, Chalet Green, and Bossanova split by 90° on the color wheel. #5a3532 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. Arresting Auburn tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#31575a) and two others. The Killarney is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Finn – 120° from the complementary Spectra. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #315a34 and #5a3157.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #5a3532 is made of 47% red, 27% green and 26% blue. In a HSL mode Arresting Auburn has a hue angle of 4.5°, a saturation of 28.57% and a lightness of 27.45%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5a3532 is made of 0% cyan, 14.51% magenta, 15.68% yellow and 64.71% black ink.

HEX #5a3532
RGB Decimal rgb(90,53,50)
RGB Percentage 47%, 27%, 26%
CMYK 0, 14.51, 15.68, 64.71
HSL hsl(4.5,28.57%,27.45%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(4.5,44.44%,35.29%)
CIE-LAB lab(26.5923,16.218,8.9276)
XYZ xyz(6.0653,4.9502,3.6534)
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