Charred Hickory 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 | #a4b1b5 |
| Complementary Color | #4a575b |
| Color Shade: | mid red (14.12° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 32.35% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Charred Hickory Color. The Bateau Brown color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Sequoia Dusk (#795953) for more energetic effect. Try Garret Brown as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#4a575b is the best complementary color to Charred Hickory. 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 #5b4e4a complementary color is River Bed, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool red, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Dorado are #5b4a4e and #5b564a. Thus found on the left and right of #5b4e4a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Don Juan and Fuscous Gray colors as they work well with Charred Hickory.
The split-complementary Charred Hickory palette consists of #4a4e5b and #4a5b56 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4a575b). Try Trout and Nandor colors in combination with #5b4e4a, 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 #5b4e4a 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 Charred Hickory. Thus Scarpa Flow and Nandor giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Charred Hickory contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary River Bed, Gray Asparagus, and Mortar split by 90° on the color wheel. #5b4e4a square combo is a palette of mid red, warm green, mid cyan and violet shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Charred Hickory tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#4a575b) and two others. The Nandor is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Don Juan – 120° from the complementary River Bed. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4a5b4e and #5b4a56.
In a RGB color space, hex #5b4e4a is made of 37% red, 32% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Charred Hickory has a hue angle of 14.12°, a saturation of 10.3% and a lightness of 32.35%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5b4e4a is made of 0% cyan, 5.1% magenta, 6.67% yellow and 64.31% black ink.
| HEX | #5b4e4a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(91,78,74) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 32%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 5.1, 6.67, 64.31 |
| HSL | hsl(14.12,10.3%,32.35%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(14.12,18.68%,35.69%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.329,4.6681,4.3589) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.2748,8.1673,7.6189) |