Bark 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 | #a0a7ab |
| Complementary Color | #535b5f |
| Color Shade: | warm red (21.82° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 35.1% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Bark Color. The Plumburn 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 Warrior as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#535b5f is the best complementary color to Bark. 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 #5f5854 complementary color is Abbey, 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 Chicago are #5f5355 and #5f5d53. Thus found on the left and right of #5f5854 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Zambezi and Chicago colors as they work well with Bark.
The split-complementary Bark palette consists of #53555f and #535f5d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#535b5f). Try Abbey and Corduroy colors in combination with #5f5854, 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 #5f5854 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 Bark. Thus Scarpa Flow and Nandor giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Bark contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Abbey, Finlandia, and Salt Box split by 90° on the color wheel. #5f5854 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. Bark tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#535b5f) and two others. The Nandor is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Don Juan – 120° from the complementary Abbey. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #535f57 and #5f535b.
In a RGB color space, hex #5f5854 is made of 36% red, 33% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Bark has a hue angle of 21.82°, a saturation of 6.15% and a lightness of 35.1%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5f5854 is made of 0% cyan, 2.74% magenta, 4.31% yellow and 62.75% black ink.
| HEX | #5f5854 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(95,88,84) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 33%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 2.74, 4.31, 62.75 |
| HSL | hsl(21.82,6.15%,35.1%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(21.82,11.58%,37.25%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.9364,2.048,3.3311) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.8093,10.0524,9.8108) |