Sarsaparilla 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 | #a4b3bb |
| Complementary Color | #44525b |
| Color Shade: | warm red (20.87° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 31.18% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Sarsaparilla Color. The Cobble Brown color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Hickory Nut (#78614c) for more energetic effect. Try Sea Elephant as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#44525b is the best complementary color to Sarsaparilla. 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 #5b4c44 complementary color is River Bed, 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 Kabul are #5b4447 and #5b5744. Thus found on the left and right of #5b4c44 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Don Juan and Finch colors as they work well with Sarsaparilla.
The split-complementary Sarsaparilla palette consists of #44475b and #445b57 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#44525b). Try Gun Powder and Mineral Green colors in combination with #5b4c44, 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 #5b4c44 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 Sarsaparilla. Thus Mulled Wine and Nandor giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Sarsaparilla contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary River Bed, Gray Asparagus, and Mortar split by 90° on the color wheel. #5b4c44 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. Sarsaparilla tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#44525b) and two others. The Nandor is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Eggplant – 120° from the complementary River Bed. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #445b4c and #5b4452.
In a RGB color space, hex #5b4c44 is made of 39% red, 32% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Sarsaparilla has a hue angle of 20.87°, a saturation of 14.47% and a lightness of 31.18%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5b4c44 is made of 0% cyan, 5.89% magenta, 9.02% yellow and 64.31% black ink.
| HEX | #5b4c44 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(91,76,68) |
| RGB Percentage | 39%, 32%, 29% |
| CMYK | 0, 5.89, 9.02, 64.31 |
| HSL | hsl(20.87,14.47%,31.18%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(20.87,25.27%,35.69%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(33.5848,4.866,7.0947) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.9422,7.8104,6.5578) |