Lahar Color

#5f5855

Lahar 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 #a0a7aa
Complementary Color #555b5e
Color Shade: warm red (18° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 35.29% (better contrasting with white)
Lahar Color Sample
Lahar Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #5f5855

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Lahar Color. The Cocoa Milk 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 soft alternative called Simple Silhouette (#7a716e) for more calm effect. Try Bateau Brown as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#555b5e is the best complementary color to Lahar. 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 #5f5855 complementary color is Abbey, 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 Dorado are #5e5556 and #5e5d55. Thus found on the left and right of #5f5855 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Zambezi and Chicago colors as they work well with Lahar.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Lahar palette consists of #55565e and #555e5d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#555b5e). Try Abbey and Corduroy colors in combination with #5f5855, 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 #5f5855 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 Lahar. Thus Scarpa Flow and Nandor giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Lahar contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Abbey, Finlandia, and Salt Box split by 90° on the color wheel. #5f5855 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. Lahar tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#555b5e) and two others. The Nandor is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Scorpion – 120° from the complementary Abbey. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #555e58 and #5e555b.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #5f5855 is made of 35% red, 33% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Lahar has a hue angle of 18°, a saturation of 5.56% and a lightness of 35.29%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5f5855 is made of 0% cyan, 2.74% magenta, 3.92% yellow and 62.75% black ink.

HEX #5f5855
RGB Decimal rgb(95,88,85)
RGB Percentage 35%, 33%, 32%
CMYK 0, 2.74, 3.92, 62.75
HSL hsl(18,5.56%,35.29%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(18,10.53%,37.25%)
CIE-LAB lab(37.9646,2.2404,2.7511)
XYZ xyz(9.8487,10.0682,10.0186)
;