Ancient Prunus is pale, warm-toned shade of cool red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green
| Inverse Color | #a5c2c0 |
| Complementary Color | #3c5a58 |
| Color Shade: | cool red (355.86° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 29.61% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Ancient Prunus Color. The Casandra color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Nocturne Red (#7a4b56) for more energetic effect. Try Wild Ginger as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#3c5a58 is the best complementary color to Ancient Prunus. Warm cyan shades generally complement the cool red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #5a3d3f complementary color is Mineral Green, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Congo Brown are #5a3c4d and #5a493c. Thus found on the left and right of #5a3d3f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Eggplant and Kabul colors as they work well with Ancient Prunus.
The split-complementary Ancient Prunus palette consists of #3c4d5a and #3c5a49 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3c5a58). Try Oxford Blue and Mineral Green colors in combination with #5a3d3f, 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 #5a3d3f offers a combination of cool blue and warm green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Ancient Prunus. Thus Gun Powder and Tom Thumb giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Ancient Prunus contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mineral Green, Tom Thumb, and Mulled Wine split by 90° on the color wheel. #5a3d3f square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Ancient Prunus tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#3c5a58) and two others. The Tom Thumb is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Voodoo – 120° from the complementary Mineral Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3e5a3c and #583c5a.
In a RGB color space, hex #5a3d3f is made of 42% red, 29% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Ancient Prunus has a hue angle of 355.86°, a saturation of 19.21% and a lightness of 29.61%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5a3d3f is made of 0% cyan, 11.37% magenta, 10.58% yellow and 64.71% black ink.
| HEX | #5a3d3f |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(90,61,63) |
| RGB Percentage | 42%, 29%, 29% |
| CMYK | 0, 11.37, 10.58, 64.71 |
| HSL | hsl(355.86,19.21%,29.61%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(355.86,32.22%,35.29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(29.0822,13.069,3.894) |
| XYZ | xyz(6.7824,5.87,5.4782) |