Shadow Wood 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 | #a1acb5 |
| Complementary Color | #4a555e |
| Color Shade: | warm red (27° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 32.94% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Shadow Wood Color. The Warrior 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 Almond Truffle (#7d665b) for more energetic effect. Try Cocoa Shell as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#4a555e is the best complementary color to Shadow Wood. 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 #5e534a complementary color is River Bed, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Soya Bean are #5e4a4a and #5e5d4a. Thus found on the left and right of #5e534a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Don Juan and Finch colors as they work well with Shadow Wood.
The split-complementary Shadow Wood palette consists of #4a4b5e and #4a5e5d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4a555e). Try Trout and Nandor colors in combination with #5e534a, 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 #5e534a 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 Shadow Wood. Thus Mulled Wine and Nandor giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Shadow Wood contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary River Bed, Gray Asparagus, and Mortar split by 90° on the color wheel. #5e534a 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. Shadow Wood tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#4a555e) 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 #4a5e53 and #5e4a55.
In a RGB color space, hex #5e534a is made of 37% red, 33% green and 29% blue. In a HSL mode Shadow Wood has a hue angle of 27°, a saturation of 11.9% and a lightness of 32.94%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5e534a is made of 0% cyan, 4.31% magenta, 7.84% yellow and 63.14% black ink.
| HEX | #5e534a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(94,83,74) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 33%, 29% |
| CMYK | 0, 4.31, 7.84, 63.14 |
| HSL | hsl(27,11.9%,32.94%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(27,21.28%,36.86%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.1007,2.8626,6.9223) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.9454,9.0606,7.756) |