Earthtone Color

#5d3a1a

Earthtone is calm, 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 #a2c5e5
Complementary Color #1a3c5d
Color Shade: warm red (28.66° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 23.33% (better contrasting with white)
Earthtone Color Sample
Earthtone Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #5d3a1a

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Earthtone Color. The Kinsusutake 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 Russet (#80461b) for more energetic effect. Try Trojan Horse Brown as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#1a3c5d is the best complementary color to Earthtone. 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 #5d3a1a complementary color is Biscay, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Punga are #5d1a1b and #5d5b1a. Thus found on the left and right of #5d3a1a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Espresso and West Coast colors as they work well with Earthtone.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Earthtone palette consists of #1a1b5d and #1a5d5b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#1a3c5d). Try Lucky Point and Green Pea colors in combination with #5d3a1a, 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 #5d3a1a 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 Earthtone. Thus Grape and Green Pea giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Earthtone contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Biscay, Parsley, and Honey Flower split by 90° on the color wheel. #5d3a1a square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta 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. Earthtone tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#1a3c5d) and two others. The Green Pea is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Wine Berry – 120° from the complementary Biscay. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #1a5d3a and #5d1a3c.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #5d3a1a is made of 53% red, 33% green and 15% blue. In a HSL mode Earthtone has a hue angle of 28.66°, a saturation of 56.3% and a lightness of 23.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5d3a1a is made of 0% cyan, 13.72% magenta, 26.27% yellow and 63.53% black ink.

HEX #5d3a1a
RGB Decimal rgb(93,58,26)
RGB Percentage 53%, 33%, 15%
CMYK 0, 13.72, 26.27, 63.53
HSL hsl(28.66,56.3%,23.33%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(28.66,72.04%,36.47%)
CIE-LAB lab(27.9205,12.1098,25.7626)
XYZ xyz(6.2137,5.4278,1.6975)
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