Morel Color

#685c53

Morel 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 #97a3ac
Complementary Color #535f68
Color Shade: warm red (25.71° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 36.67% (better contrasting with white)
Morel Color Sample
Morel Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #685c53

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Morel Color. The Bancroft Village 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 Cool Camo (#827566) for more energetic effect. Try Mill Creek as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#535f68 is the best complementary color to Morel. 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 #685c53 complementary color is Shuttle Gray, 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 Pine Cone are #685354 and #686653. Thus found on the left and right of #685c53 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Zambezi and Kokoda colors as they work well with Morel.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Morel palette consists of #535468 and #536866 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#535f68). Try Scarpa Flow and Corduroy colors in combination with #685c53, 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 #685c53 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 Morel. Thus Scarpa Flow and Nandor giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Morel contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Shuttle Gray, Finlandia, and Salt Box split by 90° on the color wheel. #685c53 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. Morel tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#535f68) and two others. The Nandor is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Zambezi – 120° from the complementary Shuttle Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #53685c and #68535f.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #685c53 is made of 37% red, 33% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Morel has a hue angle of 25.71°, a saturation of 11.23% and a lightness of 36.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #685c53 is made of 0% cyan, 4.7% magenta, 8.23% yellow and 59.22% black ink.

HEX #685c53
RGB Decimal rgb(104,92,83)
RGB Percentage 37%, 33%, 30%
CMYK 0, 4.7, 8.23, 59.22
HSL hsl(25.71,11.23%,36.67%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(25.71,20.19%,40.78%)
CIE-LAB lab(39.9517,3.2081,6.9463)
XYZ xyz(11.0974,11.2219,9.7648)
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