Center Earth 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 | #97aab6 |
| Complementary Color | #495c68 |
| Color Shade: | warm red (23.23° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 34.71% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Center Earth Color. The Suede Leather 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 Donkey Brown (#816e5c) for more calm effect. Try Art and Craft as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#495c68 is the best complementary color to Center Earth. 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 #685549 complementary color is Fiord, 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 Pine Cone are #68494c and #686449. Thus found on the left and right of #685549 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Ferra and Finch colors as they work well with Center Earth.
The split-complementary Center Earth palette consists of #494c68 and #496864 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#495c68). Try Mulled Wine and Cutty Sark colors in combination with #685549, 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 #685549 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 Center Earth. Thus Mulled Wine and Nandor giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Center Earth contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Fiord, Axolotl, and Mulled Wine split by 90° on the color wheel. #685549 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. Center Earth tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#495c68) and two others. The Nandor is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Eggplant – 120° from the complementary Fiord. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #496855 and #68495b.
In a RGB color space, hex #685549 is made of 40% red, 32% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Center Earth has a hue angle of 23.23°, a saturation of 17.51% and a lightness of 34.71%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #685549 is made of 0% cyan, 7.45% magenta, 12.15% yellow and 59.22% black ink.
| HEX | #685549 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(104,85,73) |
| RGB Percentage | 40%, 32%, 28% |
| CMYK | 0, 7.45, 12.15, 59.22 |
| HSL | hsl(23.23,17.51%,34.71%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(23.23,29.81%,40.78%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.7004,5.8276,9.942) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.16,9.9211,7.6828) |