Cape Palliser Color

#75482f

Cape Palliser is calm, 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 #8ab7d0
Complementary Color #2f5b74
Color Shade: warm red (21.43° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 32.16% (better contrasting with white)
Cape Palliser Color Sample
Cape Palliser Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #75482f

If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Cape Palliser Color. The Chestnut Stallion 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 Burnt Caramel (#846242) for more calm effect. Try Caramel Latte as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#2f5b74 is the best complementary color to Cape Palliser. 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 #75482f complementary color is Casal, 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 Old Copper are #742f38 and #746a2f. Thus found on the left and right of #75482f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Solid Pink and Pesto colors as they work well with Cape Palliser.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Cape Palliser palette consists of #2f3874 and #2f746b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#2f5b74). Try Astronaut and Ming colors in combination with #75482f, 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 #75482f 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 Cape Palliser. Thus Jacarta and Amazon giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Cape Palliser contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Casal, Goblin, and Eminence split by 90° on the color wheel. #75482f 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. Cape Palliser tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#2f5b74) and two others. The Amazon is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Finn – 120° from the complementary Casal. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #2f7448 and #742f5b.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #75482f is made of 50% red, 31% green and 20% blue. In a HSL mode Cape Palliser has a hue angle of 21.43°, a saturation of 42.68% and a lightness of 32.16%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #75482f is made of 0% cyan, 17.64% magenta, 27.45% yellow and 54.12% black ink.

HEX #75482f
RGB Decimal rgb(117,72,47)
RGB Percentage 50%, 31%, 20%
CMYK 0, 17.64, 27.45, 54.12
HSL hsl(21.43,42.68%,32.16%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(21.43,59.83%,45.88%)
CIE-LAB lab(35.2458,16.4589,22.8948)
XYZ xyz(10.1666,8.6219,3.8177)
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