Turf 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 | #a0b0bd |
| Complementary Color | #41515f |
| Color Shade: | warm red (26.9° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 31.57% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Turf Color. The Superior Bronze 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 soft alternative called Grey Locks (#72695e) for more calm effect. Try Delicioso as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#41515f is the best complementary color to Turf. 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 #5f4f42 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 #5f4143 and #5f5d41. Thus found on the left and right of #5f4f42 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Kabul and Hemlock colors as they work well with Turf.
The split-complementary Turf palette consists of #41435f and #415f5d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#41515f). Try Gun Powder and Mineral Green colors in combination with #5f4f42, 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 #5f4f42 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 Turf. Thus Mulled Wine and Mineral Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Turf contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary River Bed, Tom Thumb, and Voodoo split by 90° on the color wheel. #5f4f42 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. Turf tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#41515f) and two others. The Mineral Green 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 #415f4f and #5f4151.
In a RGB color space, hex #5f4f42 is made of 40% red, 33% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Turf has a hue angle of 26.9°, a saturation of 18.01% and a lightness of 31.57%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5f4f42 is made of 0% cyan, 6.27% magenta, 11.37% yellow and 62.75% black ink.
| HEX | #5f4f42 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(95,79,66) |
| RGB Percentage | 40%, 33%, 28% |
| CMYK | 0, 6.27, 11.37, 62.75 |
| HSL | hsl(26.9,18.01%,31.57%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(26.9,30.53%,37.25%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.8391,4.45,10.1708) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.4987,8.4182,6.3312) |